Americans are faced with questions and issues that never existed before. Stresses are building to levels which are destroying relationships, impacting communities and causing significant emotional reactions. How are Christians to deal with these questions and issues?
The Built on Truth Series offers powerful suggestions to Christians about how to deal with difficult questions and issues in a transparent and consistent way. Others may not like or agree with the outcomes, but they should be able to understand how they were attained.
Some foundational assumptions of Christianity are God exists and is active in the world, God created everything, and the Bible was provided by God so people can know what to believe, how to make choices and how to live according to God’s standards.
A good next step is to find direct and indirect Scriptures pertaining to the subject at hand.
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Answering hard questions from a Biblical viewpoint requires the assumption that there is sin as defined in the Bible. This is a hard assumption for many people in the modern world to accept because the corresponding assumption is that people should quit sinning.
The story found in John 8:1-11 is often called The Story of the Adulterous Woman. It is known by many people in America whether they are Christians or not. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood or misquoted.
One source of misunderstanding comes from having an American sense of justice. Americans think of justice as a judge giving somebody what they deserve. If found guilty, a person is sentenced to an appropriate penalty; but, if found innocent, they are let go without a penalty. A simple standard of guilt or innocence. What else could justice be?
In many cultures, the purpose of a judge is to set things right. This is key to keeping relationships in order, which is a high priority. In this story, Jesus acts as this kind of judge.
