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Originally posted by Zimphire: No, I didn't stone the woman to death. Nor would I. I am not saying I am any better than she is. I'm a sinner too. What Jesus said was, pretty much only one man has the right to judge someone's life. Unless that person is perfect. I am not judging the woman in this way. Jesus wasn't coming against them calling her an adulterer. He was coming against them for trying to STONE her for it. That was the old law. He was there to replace it. That is why he said "Those who are sinless, cast the first stone" Jesus also would tell them to "go and sin no more" telling them they indeed are sinners AKA adulterer AKA whore The people here would probably try to tell Jesus "who was he to tell her she was sinning" Pffft.. and then call him a child molester. But anyhow, what you are basically telling me is, It wasn't alright for me to "Judge" her and call her a whore, but it's perfectly ok for you to point your fingers at me a judge me for calling her that. I am sure none of you realized how hypocritical that was before you hit the reply button. Sorry it didn't work the way you thought it was going to. |
What that story is meant to teach is that you are not supposed to be judgmental of people. Jumping up and down and yelling "Ha ha, what a whore!" is definitely being judgmental, no? The fact that you use a less extreme form of judgmental behavior than stoning people doesn't change the fact that you're not following Jesus' message here. I don't see Jesus insulting the woman and calling her a whore in that story.
And calling me judgmental for pointing out that you're being judgmental doesn't have much more value than an "I know you are but what am I" sort of argument.