(June 17, 2021 at 3:58 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote:(June 17, 2021 at 2:37 pm)Drich Wrote: again you seem too dishonest or stupid to see christ in the story provided by john 8, answering your question for you. again no one disputes the meaning of this story and why the pharisees left (because they themselves were unworthy due to their own sin) which answers your query of where does the bible say the people throwing stones must be in good standing with God. HERE IN JOHN 8 moron!!! I even posted a whole sermon from a well respected 3rd party that directly answers your question in the same way I did!!! they even took it a step further and said the people throwing stones not only had to be in good standing, but WITHOUT SIN completely!!!
The whole "cast the first stone" story is (apart from an attempt to show that Jesus is more clever than the pharisees) is for Jesus to make the claim to both be the only one good enough to condemn sins, but also the only one good enough to forgive sins.
The story is not specifically about adultery or stone throwing. The story is about Jesus.
while yes primary revelation is about jesus, this does not mean turn your brain off to everyone else mentioned.
if jesus was the only one worthy of throwing stones.. and he didn't.. that would mean he was in good standing with God/free of sin...
therefore the opposite would be true for the original accusers, Those who were picking up the stones, but realized that jesus knew they were not free of sin and were reminded by his writing that they were unworthy/not in good standing with God to judge life and death.
if what you say is true then what i said is why it is true. one explanation does not supersede the other.
it just so happens my explanation also silences a troll once one of you explain to him i'm right.
