QT 09/06/2026 Tue. John 8:1–11 Mercy That Leads to Holiness 通往圣洁的怜悯

QT 09/06/2026 Tue. John 8:1–11  Mercy That Leads to Holiness
READ http://www.esv.org/john8:1–11

The only sinless person in the crowd had the right to condemn her… but He chose mercy instead. What does that reveal about Jesus—and about us?

“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” — John 8:7 (ESV)

The religious leaders dragged a guilty woman into the public square, but their real target was Jesus. They cared less about justice and more about trapping Him. Yet Jesus exposed something deeper than legal hypocrisy—He exposed the sinful condition of every human heart.

The woman stood condemned before men. But the accusers, though outwardly respectable, were equally guilty before God. Jesus’ words cut through their self-righteousness: “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

One by one, they walked away. This passage does not minimize sin. Jesus never says adultery is acceptable. In fact, His final command is clear: “Go, and from now on sin no more” (v.11). Grace is not permission to continue in sin. Grace is the mercy of God that frees sinners to walk in holiness.

What is astonishing is that the only truly sinless person in the scene—the only One qualified to cast the stone—chose mercy instead. Jesus did not come merely to expose sinners, but to save them. As Carson notes, this echoes Jesus’ mission in John 3:17: Christ came not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

This account reveals the heart of the gospel:

• We are all guilty before God.
• Human self-righteousness cannot stand before divine holiness.
• Jesus offers mercy to repentant sinners.
• Those forgiven by Christ are called to leave their life of sin.

The cross itself would soon display this fully. The judgment deserved by sinners would fall upon Christ so that mercy could be extended to the guilty.

Reflection

• Am I quicker to condemn others than to examine my own sin?
• Do I treat God’s grace lightly, or does His mercy lead me toward repentance?
• Is there a hidden hypocrisy in my life that Christ is exposing?

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus Christ to save sinners. You do not cast away repentant sinners. Search my heart and expose every trace of pride and hypocrisy within me. Help me to hate my sin without despairing of Your mercy. Teach me to walk in holiness because I have been forgiven by grace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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QT 09/06/2026 星期二. 约翰福音8:1–11 通往圣洁的怜悯
阅读 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john 8%3A1-11&version=CNVS

在场众人中，唯有一位无罪之人有权定她的罪……但他却选择了怜悯。这揭示了耶稣的什么特质——又揭示了我们的什么？

“他们不住地问耶稣，他就挺起身来，说：“你们中间谁是没有罪的，他就可以先拿起石头打她。”——约翰福音 8:7

宗教领袖们将一名有罪的妇人拖到公共广场，但他们的真正目标是耶稣。他们对公义漠不关心，只顾设法陷害祂。然而，耶稣揭露的远不止是法律上的虚伪——祂揭露了每个人内心深处的罪性。

那妇人在众人面前被定罪。但那些控告者，尽管外表体面，在神面前同样有罪。耶稣的话刺穿了他们的自义：“你们中间谁是没有罪的，谁就可以先拿石头打她。”

他们一个接一个地退去了。这段经文并非轻视罪。耶稣从未说过通奸是可以接受的。事实上，祂最后的命令很明确：“去吧，从今以后不要再犯罪了”（第11节）。恩典并非继续犯罪的许可。恩典是神的怜悯，使罪人得以脱离罪捆绑，活出圣洁的生命。

令人惊叹的是，现场唯一真正无罪之人——唯一有资格投石的人——却选择了怜悯。耶稣的到来不仅是为了揭露罪人，更是为了拯救他们。正如卡森所指出的，这呼应了约翰福音3章17节中耶稣的使命：基督来，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。

这段经文揭示了福音的核心：

• 我们都在神面前有罪。
• 人的自义在神的圣洁面前站立不住。
• 耶稣向悔改的罪人施予怜悯。
• 蒙基督赦免的人，被呼召要离开罪恶的生活。

十字架本身很快就会将这一切完全彰显出来。罪人应得的审判将降在基督身上，好叫怜悯能临到有罪的人。

反思

• 我是否比检视自己的罪，更热衷于定别人的罪？
• 我是否轻视神的恩典，还是祂的怜悯正引导我走向悔改？
• 我的生命中是否隐藏着某种虚伪，正被基督揭露出来？

祷告

亲爱的上帝，感谢祢差遣耶稣基督拯救罪人。祢不会弃绝悔改的罪人。求祢察验我的心，揭露我内里一切骄傲与虚伪的痕迹。帮助我憎恶自己的罪，却不绝望于祢的怜悯。教导我活出圣洁，因我已蒙恩得赦。奉耶稣的名求。阿们。