Stone throwers...

And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."

I believe that we are in a time where we can no longer afford as believers to judge and condemn a brother. The church is sadly often referred to as, "the only place that kills its wounded". I believe that the church needs to be known as a place that loves and attends to the wounded in ways that brings great healing and freedom. Jesus knew that the heart of the Pharisees was simply to destroy and degrade the 'adulterous' woman. Was she guilty? Sure she was guilty. Are each and every one of us guilty in the same way? Yes we are. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The heart of the father is to restore, release, renew, rejuvenate, redeem, and deliver. Jesus brought freedom to this woman in her most dark and convicted state. He simply said 'go and sin no more'. So we need to not be stone throwers but rather heart catchers. Catching the heart of God for the people He has created and died for.