Christ Walked the Line

There's a fine line between legalism and freedom in the Christian life. Some of us live our entire lives on the legalistic side. Some of us live our entire lives on the freedom side. Both sides are sinful when taken to the extremes.

Extreme Legalism = Doing it YOUR way = SIN

Extreme Freedom = Doing it YOUR way = SIN

Last night we had communion at Parker Hill, and my worship pastor preached a message on Jesus Christ. One of the passages we went to was John 8:1-11.

"Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” (ESV)

Jesus Christ annihilates both extremes.

He destroys legalism and tells the woman to find new freedom defined by God.

Christ walked the line - we should too.