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"Neither do I condemn thee"
[Original article in French]
THUS spoke Jesus to the adulterous woman: "Neither do I condemn thee." Understanding that this verdict did not come from the whim of a human ruler, condemning or pardoning as he liked, one is interested to seek for its justification. One should ask himself how Jesus, who "was . . . without sin," could act as he did when confronted with sin. Was it because of sympathy with error, or tolerance towards it? The standard of Christianity would not be very high if it authorized such a procedure. It certainly would not be the way to take away the sins of the world, which is Christianity's highest goal.
Jesus united the holy demand for divine perfection with the word of forgiveness. From what height fell this word? To what tribunal had Jesus turned in order to give this sentence of acquittal?

October 1, 1932 issue
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Descending and Rising
FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL
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Appreciation and Giving
HELEN WARNER FISH
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Self-Mastery
DELLA M. WHITNEY
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Expressing Gratitude
ARTHUR T. LEWIS
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"Neither do I condemn thee"
GERMAINE DESNOS
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Employment
MARY POLLOCK GRANT
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"On his right hand"
MARTHA E. A. SOOST
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"Behold, he keepeth the sheep"
ALICE CORTRIGHT
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Ripened Years
MARIAN J. COBB
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I would greatly appreciate space in your columns to...
Ray Birn Delvin, Committee on Publication for the Province of Quebec, Canada,
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The frank and generous credit given to Christian Science,...
Robert C. Humphrey, Committee on Publication for the State of Georgia,
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I noticed in the address recently given in the Congregational...
Miss Alice E. Rose, Committee on Publication for Sussex, England,
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Stay On
JOSEPHINE HAWKS
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Redemptive Judgment
Violet Ker Seymer
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The Grace of Gratitude
W. Stuart Booth
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The Lectures
with contributions from Arthur W. Butler, James Potter Brown, Helena M. R. Fitz
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I am grateful for the blessings received through a study...
Jennie Lee Goss
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Christian Science is the greatest blessing that ever came...
Louisa F. Branford
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It is in acknowledgment of all that Christian Science...
William A. Jackson
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Before coming into a practical understanding of Christian Science...
Marie Francesca Danforth
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When I was a young girl some friends came to visit in...
Grace Dahlhjelm Dana
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I wish to express my gratitude for what Christian Science...
Hilderic Edward Leadbeater
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One day a little girl came to my door and asked me to...
Grace Ewing with contributions from Selected
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from W. W. Catherwood, Helen Keller, Frank M. Selover, Ira D. Warner