Jesus said numerous times to those He encountered, "I do not condemn you...go and sin no more." The woman at the well received what Jesus said as Truth; He pointed out her sin; she knew she was wrong. Jesus offered her Living Water!
Jesus healed the man with the infirmity by the pool of Bethsaida; he followed Jesus' instructions and immediately rose up and began telling others what Jesus had done for him; the woman at the well did the same thing.
Jesus told the man He healed and the woman accused of adultery in John 8:11 that He did not condemn them, but that they were to go and sin no more!
The problem is simple: people can receive salvation if they are willing to receive forgiveness and stop sinning. 2 Peter 3:9 tells us that God is not willing that any should perish but that ALL should come to repentance.
But many people simply do not want to surrender to His Lordship. They love their sin and want to continue in it and don't want anyone telling them that what they're doing is wrong. They want to be lord of their own lives, and they love the darkness and not The Light.
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but HE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.
"And this is the condemnation, that The Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." - John 3:17-19
I am so grateful that Jesus has forgiven me of my own sin, and when I fail Him, He continues to do so. And I am praying that by His Spirit, The Father will draw sinners to Himself (John 6:44,) soften their hearts, show them Truth, and bring them to a place where they can receive His forgiveness, and surrender to His Lordship in their lives.
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