What do you think Jesus wrote on the ground?

[jasonc]

Differential or integral?

calculus is of the devil.

lol, I have done some differential calculus years ago

 

[Lewis]

It's not 'why could they not', it's 'why would they not'.

Generally speaking, they kept the letter of the law. What they failed so miserably at was being on the inside what they appeared to be on the outside. They didn't commit adultery, they lusted. They didn't steal, they were greedy and tight-fisted. They didn't murder, they hated.

Most likely, Jesus wrote other commandments of God in the dirt that convicted the 'righteous' Pharisees of his own guilt before God. Actual adultery just wasn't going to be something you could nail on a Pharisee. That is the comfort the Pharisee had, imagining himself righteous before God. Start talking about coveting, and greed, and hatred and you've got a case against a Pharisee.....if they hang around long enough to listen to what you say.

No, No No, they did not keep the letter of the law, theses are men we are talking about. the best of them have fell over women

 

[jasonc]

No, No No, they did not keep the letter of the law, theses are men we are talking about. the best of them have fell over women

the torah does teach that one cant covet. study the word for covet it means to ponder what another has in ones heart. the Pharisees were teaching the wrong torah and jesus called them out on that. to assume that the faithful Hebrews didn't have to cleanse their heart isn't in the bible.

what saith david? cleanse me heart oh god