There was no judgment within Jesus' voice, only love and forgiveness. P eople knew who Jesus was. They were familiar with His teaching, and more than likely, this woman understood that He was a man of God. She may even have heard Him teach outside the temple wall or listened at a distance as He spoke to those who gathered along a country roadway. Like us, she was exposed to many different philosophies, some of which she may have ascribed to but found lacking.
Life takes on a different meaning when the possibility of losing it becomes a reality.
She had no way of knowing whether Jesus would save her life or agree to condemn her to death. She did not have the spiritual knowledge to understand that His entire ministry rested on the fact that He would not be drawn away from the Father's plan - mankind's redemption would come through grace and not in the keeping of the Law. Just as it was in Jesus' time, many people today are bound by the memory of past and present sins. They struggle in their disbelief and wonder how God could possibly love and forgive them. While there are consequences to sin, there is an even greater force at work, and that is the abundant grace of God.