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\"AlexanderThe Christian Science Sentinel Online posted an article yesterday by Barbara Fife titled, Seeing \u201cnone but the woman\u201d:

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There\u2019s a healing\u00a0recorded in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of John. It\u2019s a well-known account that is often viewed as either a lesson in not judging or condemning others or a healing of sin. A woman had been convicted of adultery, and the scribes and Pharisees were looking for an opportunity to accuse Jesus of not teaching and preaching according to rabbinical law. It was an attack on the very basis of his healing mission.

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Although it\u2019s unlikely that most of us would be confronted with a situation such as this, there may have been times when we\u2019ve come face to face with the fear of disease or the harmful action of another, or we\u2019ve felt in the place of the accused. We might feel condemned for a mistake we\u2019ve made, or are feeling guilty for what we haven\u2019t done, and believe we\u2019re not deserving of healing. It\u2019s tempting to search around in the problem. But Jesus didn\u2019t go there. He did not question the woman about her sad history, the whys and wherefores of her situation. Nor did he ask the scribes and Pharisees more about this woman. His calm poise and dominion kept him safe, kept them both safe, kept them\u00a0all safe…\u00a0

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To read or listen to this article in full on https://sentinal.christianscience.com,
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The post Christian Science Sentinel – Seeing \u201cnone but the woman\u201d appeared first on Christian Science Houston Area.

\n", "content_text": "The Christian Science Sentinel Online posted an article yesterday by Barbara Fife titled, Seeing \u201cnone but the woman\u201d:\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s a healing\u00a0recorded in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of John. It\u2019s a well-known account that is often viewed as either a lesson in not judging or condemning others or a healing of sin. A woman had been convicted of adultery, and the scribes and Pharisees were looking for an opportunity to accuse Jesus of not teaching and preaching according to rabbinical law. It was an attack on the very basis of his healing mission.\nAlthough it\u2019s unlikely that most of us would be confronted with a situation such as this, there may have been times when we\u2019ve come face to face with the fear of disease or the harmful action of another, or we\u2019ve felt in the place of the accused. We might feel condemned for a mistake we\u2019ve made, or are feeling guilty for what we haven\u2019t done, and believe we\u2019re not deserving of healing. It\u2019s tempting to search around in the problem. But Jesus didn\u2019t go there. He did not question the woman about her sad history, the whys and wherefores of her situation. Nor did he ask the scribes and Pharisees more about this woman. His calm poise and dominion kept him safe, kept them both safe, kept them\u00a0all safe…\u00a0\nTo read or listen to this article in full on https://sentinal.christianscience.com,\nplease click\u00a0here.\u00a0\n\n\n\n\n \nThe post Christian Science Sentinel – Seeing \u201cnone but the woman\u201d appeared first on Christian Science Houston Area.", "date_published": "2022-09-14T11:13:56+00:00", "date_modified": "2022-09-14T11:13:56+00:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Amber Moffat", "url": "https://christianscienceheals.com/author/ambermoffat/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7d951f0bac2bbc9d54896b57a6980398c6d8bd40888602ea6565aa4447e9b7f3?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Amber Moffat", "url": "https://christianscienceheals.com/author/ambermoffat/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7d951f0bac2bbc9d54896b57a6980398c6d8bd40888602ea6565aa4447e9b7f3?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://i0.wp.com/christianscienceheals.com/files/2022/09/alexander-grey-NeRKgBUUDjM-unsplash.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280&ssl=1", "tags": [ "Barbara Fife", "Christian Science", "Gospel of John", "Seeing", "Sentinal", "Ideas", "News" ] } ] }