JESUS THE TEACHER AND PURVEYOR OF WISDOM 1 Slide 2 (SAINT)
ELIZABETH ANN SETON 2 Slide 3 SIN Sin is anything that separates us
from: God, Other people, or Ourselves. Sexual sin is particularly
egregious because it offends all three relationships. We can sin
against each member of the Trinitythe Father who created us, the
Son who was our great example, and the Holy Spirit that sustains
us. 3 Slide 4 LACONIC using or involving the use of a minimum of
words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious. A
laconic story invites us to participate in the story. People named
in a laconic story are usually the focus. 4 Slide 5 5 Slide 6 6
Slide 7 Think: didactic in English. Translated as teacher.
Literally, didactic man. Disciples use honorific term: which means
Rabbi. (Teachers sit in first century). 7 Slide 8 8 Slide 9 9 Slide
10 10 Slide 11 John 8:5 Alludes to Leviticus 20:10 In the Law Moses
commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say? (John 8:5
NIV). "'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the
wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress are to
be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NIV). 11 Slide 12 12 Slide 13
John 8:7 Alludes to Deuteronomy 17:7 Let any one of you who is
without sin be the first to throw a stone at her (John 8:7 NIV).
The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person
to death, and then the hands of all the people (Deuteronomy 17:7
NIV). 13 Slide 14 14 Slide 15 15 Slide 16 LESSONS 1. Respect the
whole law. 2. Truth and grace go together. 16 Slide 17 17 Slide 18
LESSONS REVISITED 1.Respect the whole law. 2. Truth and grace go
together. 1.Retributive justice (punish) 2.Restorative justice
(transform) 18 Slide 19 19 Slide 20 20 Slide 21 21 Slide 22 WHY
DOODLE? Respect the sinner. Humbly speak truth. Offer forgiveness.
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