A few things grab my asstention from this weeks reading.
We have a few people avoiding testifying of the divinity of the Saviour for fear of me. Most notably, the blind mans parents in 9:18-23 but also more subtly in 7:10-13.
The Jews/Pharisees were making it hard for people to follow the saviour by persecuting them.
The manual asks “how can you come to know that the doctrine Jesus taught is true?” then giving John 7:14-17 as a possible answer.
V17 reads ‘If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.’
I believe the answer is to do it. Or put another way, try it, or test it. Which is the same as what is taught in Alma 32:26-43.
The woman in Adultery. I love this story because of the Saviour final words
“When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
“She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”
The saviour could have cast a stone being “without sin” yet he also never threw a stone.
A question that comes to mind at this point is, do we throw stones? Do we say bad things about other people? If so, maybe we will want to pay attention to this next part.
The manual implies the woman changed. I do at this point start to put a skeptical hat on. If only it was that easy to change. But the manual also cites a general authority who says the following.
“Elder Dale G. Renlund said: “Surely, the Savior did not condone adultery. But He also did not condemn the woman. He encouraged her to reform her life. She was motivated to change because of His compassion and mercy.”
His compassion & Mercy. Should we be following the saviour example of showing more compassion & mercy?
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