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