Accuse

Christ is talking a lot about not accusing people falsely - in John 5:45 he says that he won't accuse them, but that Moses will. At first I thought this was saying that Moses in the final judgement day would be standing there pointing a finger at them, but Christ clarifies himself by saying that the words of Moses will condemn them. In other words, they should have and did know better - and that is what will condemn them. This fits with the doctrine of accountability also, where you will be judged according to what you are accountable for, or for what you knew about.

I also noticed something in this reading about how we should go about accusing people. The Pharisees were sitting and waiting to find something to accuse Christ of. The advice given to us is not to accuse falsely - which implies that there will be times when we should accuse others. But unlike the Pharisees, we should not be eager to do so and be looking for opportunities. It should not become a favorite pastime, but something necessary for the stability of society.