Stoning

Lv.20:2-5, child sacrifice to Molech Lv.20:27, divination Lv.24:14-23, blasphemy Nu.15:32-36, breaking the Sabbath Dt.13:6-11, false teachers Dt.21:18-21, disobedience of a son Dt.22:21-24, adultery

I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15

Two types of sins (Nu.15)

1. Unintentional (Nu.15:27-29)

2. Intentional (30-31) Worth it to him? family? brothers?

Hb.10:…26-29…

Nu.15:32-36

Mortal and venial?Big and little (Ga.5:19-21)?

Presumptuous Sins

“Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me…” – Ps.19:13

“And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed…” – 2 Pt.2:10

Contrast: Genesis 20 . . . Mark 6

How to recognize presumption?

Daring (ASV); bold (ESV). “One who dares, one who is brazen; headstrong daredevils, shameless… The word smacks of the reck-less daring that defies God and man” (R-R) Bold-faced, insolent man (Zerwick)

Est.7:5 Lk.12:19

Ac.24:25 2 Th.2:4

I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15

II. Sins Will Find You Out, Josh.7

Rahab (6) contrasts w. Achan (7)

RahabAbandoned Canaan,

false godsLoyal to Israel

AchanAbandoned Israel,

true GodLoyal to self

Was her choiceworth it?

Was his choiceworth it?

I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15

III. Conscience CondemnsHypocrisy, Jn.8

II. Sins Will Find You Out, Josh.7

Not all stonings were just

Nu.14:10, hate message, kill messengers 1K.21:13, wrong place, wrong time 2 Chr.24:21

Jn.10:31, understood His claims (33…39) Jn.8

Loyalprophet + Ungrateful

king = Deadprophet

John 8:1-11

Unjust: where is the man? Woman: pawn in hands of hypocrites They hope He explains away 7th com-

mandment so they can break 6th Some quote Jn.8:7 to justify sins; not

Lord’s intent

He that is w/o sinHe that is w/o sin… Dt.17:7, witnesses must be free from same crime

Cast the first stoneCast the first stone. No one here threatens to throw a stone (cf. 59)

Stone her, 5Cast first stone, 7

(Physical jdgt.)

Witnesses do notstone her, 10

Lord does not, 11a

Sin no more, 11bWas it wrong to call

her a sinner?

“But I mean it proverbially”

Proverb:“Be quick to blame, criticize, or punish”

Problem:All who condemn

are guilty

Those who condemn the ones who condemn do the very thing they condemn: they also throw stones

Jn.8:7 – Mt.7:1-2

Jesus condemns only uncharitable judgments and fault-finding spirit that condemns others but overlooks one’s own sins (Ro.14:10; Ja.2:13)

General principles, not universalprohibitions (1 Co.5:3, 12-13)

Both passages require us to make judgments (Mt.7:3-5; Jn.8:7)

Judge not, that you be not judged…Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye – Mt.7:1, 5

So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first – Jn.8:7

Consequences

Nopolice

Nomilitary

Noparental

discipline

Nochurch

discipline

Jesus does not oppose Pharisees because He is . . .

Unbeliever Unconcerned

Unbalanced Uncertain

I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15

IV. Total Commitment Of Christians, 2 Co.11:25

II. Sins Will Find You Out, Josh.7

III. Conscience Condemns Hypocrisy, Jn.8

NRSV: “I received a stoning”

Stoning of Stephen (Ac.7:58-59)

Ac.14:5-6Iconium

Ac.14:11-19Lystra

NRSV: “I received a stoning”

Stoning of Stephen (Ac.7:58-59)

Mt.21:…42-44

Lk.19:40

Ac.14:5-6Iconium

Ac.14:11-19Lystra

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