3 More Sinners, 3of3

~ Justifying Jews ~

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In the Gospel of John chapter 8 we find three more distinct types of sinners. 

Passage  ~  John 8:31-59

Group  ~  Jewish professors of faith in Christ

Contact  ~  Questioning Jesus’ teachings

Problem  ~  Blind, proud, slaves

The question is not, “Are you a sinner?”

but rather, “What kind of sinner are you?”

Location  ~  In the Temple

Key Teaching / Lesson  ~  Faith alone saves—but saving faith is not alone

Result  ~  They were antagonized by the truth.

Miscellaneous  ~  They lied in verse 33 (they had been in physical bondage and still were in spiritual bondage)

SUMMARY CHART 

	A Wild Woman	Proud Pharisees	Justifying Jews
Passage	John 8:1-11	John 8:12-32	John 8:31-59
Person / Group	An adulterous woman.	Pharisees (religious leaders)	Jewish professors of faith in Christ
Contact	Brought to Jesus by the self-righteous	Questioning Jesus’ teachings	Listening to Jesus’ teachings
Problem	Immoral, despised	Moral, respected	Blind, proud, slaves
Location	Mt. of Olives	In the Temple	In the Temple
Key Teaching / Lesson	“all have sinned”	Jesus is God	Faith alone saves—but saving faith is not alone
Result	She was given a new opportunity to live right	Many believed in The Messiah	They were antagonized by the truth.
Miscellaneous	They tried to stump Jesus but they were stumped.	Jesus predicts His departure	They lied in v. 33 (they had been in physical bondage and still were in spiritual bondage)

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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