Jesus…founder of Women’s Liberation Movement

 

John 8:8:1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 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. 7 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.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 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. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

 

Pick any Gospel account of Jesus and see how He treated women.  It is  telling lesson for ALL men.

 

Jesus hung out with  some women who would be ridiculed, rejected and scorned by “proper” society.

 

So what?

 

The reason so many women followed Him and cared for him is that He did not treat them like possessions but a persons created in the image of God.  They were also attracted to Him because he was the absolute best at relationships.

 

Observe this.  Jesus saved His harshest words for those “religious” leaders who looked down on others.  He called them snakes and worse.

 

He offered words of healing, tenderness and mercy to those who were owning up to their sin. He restored them to the Father.

 

For women, He set them free.

 

By the way, in this story above, why wasn't the man brought before Jesus?  Sounds like double standard to me.  What do you think? Is our society any different?  Many seem to tolerate men’s “indiscretion” yet have harsh and condemning names for a woman involved. in these types of relationships.

 

Jesus called them something too…friend and family.