1. Stoning Lv.20:2-5, child sacrifice to Molech Lv.20:27, divination Lv.24:14-23, blasphemy Nu.15:32-36, breaking the Sabbath Dt.13:6-11, false teachers Dt.21:18-21, disobedience of a son Dt.22:21-24, adultery

2. I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15

3. Two types of sins (Nu.15) 1. Unintentional (Nu.15:27-29) 2. Intentional (30-31)  Worth it to him? family? brothers? Hb.10:…26-29…  Nu.15:32-36 Mortal and venial? Big and little (Ga.5:19-21)?

4. Presumptuous Sins “Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me…” – Ps.19:13 “And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed…” – 2 Pt.2:10 Contrast: Genesis 20... Mark 6

5. How to recognize presumption? Daring (ASV); bold (ESV). “One who dares, one who is brazen; headstrong daredevils, shameless… The word smacks of the reck- less daring that defies God and man” (R-R) Bold-faced, insolent man (Zerwick) Est.7:5Lk.12:19 Ac.24:252 Th.2:4

6. I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15 II. Sins Will Find You Out, Josh.7

7. Rahab (6) contrasts w. Achan (7) Rahab Abandoned Canaan, false gods Loyal to Israel Achan Abandoned Israel, true God Loyal to self Was her choice worth it? Was his choice worth it?

8. I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15 III. Conscience Condemns Hypocrisy, Jn.8 II. Sins Will Find You Out, Josh.7

9. Not all stonings were just Nu.14:10, hate message, kill messengers 1K.21:13, wrong place, wrong time 2 Chr.24:21 Jn.10:31, understood His claims (33…39) Jn.8 Loyal prophet + Ungrateful king = Dead prophet

10. John 8:1-11 Unjust: where is the man? Woman: pawn in hands of hypocrites They hope He explains away 7 th com- mandment so they can break 6 th Some quote Jn.8:7 to justify sins; not Lord’s intent

11. He that is w/o sin He that is w/o sin… Dt.17:7, witnesses must be free from same crime Cast the first stone Cast the first stone. No one here threatens to throw a stone (cf. 59) Stone her, 5 Cast first stone, 7 (Physical jdgt.) Witnesses do not stone her, 10 Lord does not, 11a Sin no more, 11b Was it wrong to call her a sinner?

12. “But I mean it proverbially” Proverb: “Be quick to blame, criticize, or punish” Problem: All who condemn are guilty Those who condemn the ones who condemn do the very thing they condemn: they also throw stones

13. Jn.8:7 – Mt.7:1-2 Jesus condemns only uncharitable judgments and fault-finding spirit that condemns others but overlooks one’s own sins (Ro.14:10; Ja.2:13) General principles, not universal prohibitions (1 Co.5:3, 12-13) Both passages require us to make judgments (Mt.7:3-5; Jn.8:7)

14. Judge not, that you be not judged… Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye – Mt.7:1, 5 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first – Jn.8:7

15. Consequences No police No military No parental discipline No church discipline

16. Jesus does not oppose Pharisees because He is... UnbelieverUnconcerned UnbalancedUncertain

17. I. It Pays To Disobey, Nu.15 IV. Total Commitment Of Christians, 2 Co.11:25 II. Sins Will Find You Out, Josh.7 III. Conscience Condemns Hypocrisy, Jn.8

18. NRSV: “I received a stoning” Stoning of Stephen (Ac.7:58-59) Ac.14:5-6 Iconium Ac.14:11-19 Lystra

20. NRSV: “I received a stoning” Stoning of Stephen (Ac.7:58-59) Mt.21:…42-44 Lk.19:40 Ac.14:5-6 Iconium Ac.14:11-19 Lystra Kept on preaching