‘This Woman was Taken in Adultery, in the Very Act’

  [320 words] “And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act” (John 8:3-4). I’m not sure why I chose the story of the adulterous woman brought to Jesus for my personal study this morning (cf. John 8:1-11). Maybe its because I, as I reflect upon my past judgments of others, treated them as did those scribes and Pharisees. Maybe its because I, like this woman, have felt the loneliness and guilt that accompanies sin and the need for a Savior. I think it’s more likely that I chose this story this morning because I needed to hear once more the words of my Master. To the harsh and critical scribes and Pharisees He said, “He that is without sin among you,…