Or were you trying to say that we are not to discern good from evil???
Hebrews 5:13-14 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
Based on this Scripture we are to discern (distinguish) good from evil. Even in the portion of Scripture you are referencing...John 8:1-11...there is discernment of good verses evil. The point was that God is the only one who is not guilty of sin and as such is the only one in the position to condemn the lady...to stone her...and He also had the right to forgive her. He did forgive her but then finished by saying “Go now and leave your life of sin.” So the original discernment that she had sinned was correct.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.
So what is sin? We have all done it...so let's study His Word so we can discern good from evil.
Not a theologan, not a perfect Christian - but I am sure of one thing. I would rather have ten good agnostic Americans in uniform than one devout Muslim at Fort Hood.
Not a theologan, not a perfect Christian - but I am sure of one thing. I would rather have ten good agnostic Americans in uniform than one devout Muslim at Fort Hood.
Or were you trying to say that we are not to discern good from evil???
Thanks, I didn't think I was throwing stones.
Of course we are to discern good and evil. Part of the curse of the Fall is that we "have become like one of us, able to know good and evil" Genesis 3:22. There are many understandings of that statement but I believe that to some degree it means that as a result of being cast out of the garden, we are on our own. We are forced to make the call b/n good and evil but we do not have the capability to do that on our own. It was and is the domain of God alone.
That does not mean that we are utterly without help. We have scripture and we have the Holy Spirit. The non-believer does not share in that and, apart from his conscience (which is a gift from God), simply makes it up or follows cultural norms, doing whatever seems right in his own eyes.
The believer still must be careful as today we only see, 'as through a glass, darkly.' Hence we must admit in humility that we remain flawed and prone to misunderstanding and misinterpretation. We must make the effort to choose the right because God calls us to. But we can be wrong, and we must rely on the grace and mercy of our Creator and his forgiveness in Christ. We must be comforted by looking forward to that day when we shall be changed and will see the Truth face to face.