John 8:10-11 “When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
I’m not much of a fisherman but one thing I DO know, you can’t clean a fish before you catch it. Impossible. Yet some Christians have this mindset toward non-Christians. Foolishly, they try to “clean” the fish before the catch ‘em. They wonder, “Why are they acting the way they are?”, “I can’t believe they just did that!”, “When are they going to change?”, and so on. Sinners act like sinners, they have a sin nature. Until they are saved and empowered by the Holy Spirit to overcome sin, they will…sin. A lot. Just like many of us used to before we got saved.
When a person receives Jesus as their Lord and Savior, they receive the gift of “no condemnation” as in John 8:10-11. The result is, they will “go and sin no more”. Sin will no longer have dominion over them when they know the love of Christ and the power of His forgiveness (Romans 6:14). So, when you get around your unsaved friends and relatives and total strangers this holiday season, remember that until they are saved and receive their new, born again nature, they will…sin. Pray that they will accept Jesus and receive the wonderful gift of “no condemnation”. STOP trying to “clean” them up before you catch ‘em!
