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by Pastor Joseph Cortes There are moments when the Lord slows us down—sometimes even lays us flat on our backs—just to quiet the noise so we can hear again what has always been true. As I listened once more to the songs from RUWA Music volume 13, the words settled deep into my spirit: no chains remain, no debts to pay… who can condemn? And something within me stirred, because that is not just a lyric I wrote—it is the finished reality of what Christ has done. We live because it is done. Not partially done, not waiting on our effort, but completely finished. And when you begin to reflect on that truth, it takes you right into the heart of what Paul spoke about in 2 Corinthians chapter 12—this tension between overwhelming revelation and overwhelming opposition. Paul had seen things—heard things—that could not even be spoken. A glimpse into paradise, into the very presence of God, something so sacred it could not be translated into human language. Yet with that revelation came a weight, a “thorn,” not of physical weakness as many have thought, but a piercing, relentless opposition—an agent sent to buffet him, to resist the very message he carried. And what was that message? Grace. Pure grace. Not grace mixed with law, not grace with conditions attached, but grace that stands alone—complete, sufficient, and final. That is what stirred such resistance then, and it is still what stirs resistance now. Because the truth is, the moment you add even the smallest fragment of law back into grace, you diminish the finished work of Christ. You imply that what He did was not enough. And yet, from the cross, the declaration was clear—it is finished. There are no remaining debts, no chains left to break, no condemnation left to fear. Grace is not a starting point that needs our help to be completed; it is the full and final provision of God. And still, across this world, many will hear grace preached with a hesitation—a “but” attached to it—as though the cross requires an addendum. But true grace stands without qualification.

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by Pastor Joseph Cortes Open your Bible to John 8:1 and step into this moment with a heart ready to see not only the scene, but yourself within it. “Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.” There is a calmness here—Jesus teaching, people gathered, truth being given. But even in the midst of truth, interruption comes. Not from those who are hungry to learn, but from those who are eager to accuse. “And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,” she is no longer just a person—she is now a spectacle, exposed before all, surrounded by those who believe themselves righteous. They speak with confidence and accusation, “Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.” Their words are not merely informative—they are calculated. They appeal to the law, saying, “Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?” But the Scripture reveals their true intent: “This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.” This is the spirit of accusation—quick to expose sin, but never interested in restoration. And if we are honest, this spirit has not disappeared; it still works in the hearts of many, even today. Yet Jesus does not respond as expected. “But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground…” He does not rush to answer. He does not engage their trap immediately. Instead, He lowers Himself, writing in the dust. What a powerful picture—while men stand in pride, the Son of God stoops in humility. What did He write? Scripture does not tell us plainly, but Jeremiah gives us something to consider: “O LORD, the hope of Israel… they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.” (Jeremiah 17:13). Whether it was names, sins, or something else entirely, we know this—whatever He wrote, it reached deeper than their words ever could.

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