The document discusses Jesus' response to a woman caught in adultery, highlighting themes of mercy and the seriousness of sin. It emphasizes that Jesus came not to condemn but to save, urging a focus on love and forgiveness rather than judgment. The interaction serves as a reminder of Jesus' unexpected actions that challenge societal norms.

1. Testing Jesus
John 8:1-11

2. Tax Collectors & Sinners (Matthew 9:10; 11:19)
a friend

3. Tax Collectors & Sinners (Matthew 9:10; 11:19)
Tax Collectors & Prostitutes (Matthew 21:31-32)
a friend
kingdom of God

4. Tax Collectors & Sinners (Matthew 9:10; 11:19)
Samaritan Woman (John 4:16-18)
Tax Collectors & Prostitutes (Matthew 21:31-32)
a friend
kingdom of God
many believed

5. Tax Collectors & Sinners (Matthew 9:10; 11:19)
Samaritan Woman (John 4:16-18)
Woman of the City (Luke 7:36-50)
Tax Collectors & Prostitutes (Matthew 21:31-32)
a friend
kingdom of God
many believed
forgiven

6. For God did not send his Son into the
world to condemn the world, but in
order that the world might be saved
through him.
John 3:17
3:17, New Testament p. 161

7. John 8:1-11

8. Testing Jesus

9. Testing Jesus
“Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act
of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded
us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
John 8:4-5

10. Testing Jesus
So what do you say?

11. Testing Jesus
So what do you say?
This they said to test him, that they might
have some charge to bring against him.

12. Testing Jesus
So what do you say?
This they said to test him, that they might
have some charge to bring against him.
Perhaps they thought like this…

13. THE LAWTesting Jesus
“If a man is found lying with the wife of
another man, both of them shall die, the man
who lay with the woman, and the woman. So
you shall purge the evil from Israel.”
Deuteronomy 22:22

14. THE ROMANSTesting Jesus
The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us
to put anyone to death.”
John 18:31

15. Testing Jesus
Stone her
So what do you say?
This they said to test him, that they might
have some charge to bring against him.
Perhaps they thought like this…
accuse him before
the Romans

16. Testing Jesus
Stone her
So what do you say?
Free her
This they said to test him, that they might
have some charge to bring against him.
Perhaps they thought like this…
accuse him before
the Romans
accuse him before
the people

17. Testing Jesus
Stone her
So what do you say?
Free her
This they said to test him, that they might
have some charge to bring against him.
Perhaps they thought like this…
accuse him before
the Romans
accuse him before
the people
Jesus is discredited.

18. Testing Jesus
“Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act
of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded
us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
John 8:4-5
Where is the man who was in
the act of adultery?

19. Testing Jesus
Do you test Jesus?

20. Testing Jesus
Do you test Jesus?
Why should I
believe in Jesus?

21. Testing Jesus
Do you test Jesus?
Why should I
believe in Jesus?
“Do you not believe that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I
do not speak on my own authority, but the Father
who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that
I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else
believe on account of the works themselves.”
John 14:10-11

22. Testing Jesus
Do you test Jesus?
Seeking to
discredit Jesus.

23. The Seriousness of Sin

24. The Seriousness of Sin
“If a man is found lying with the wife of
another man, both of them shall die, the man
who lay with the woman, and the woman. So
you shall purge the evil from Israel.”
Deuteronomy 22:22

25. “On the evidence of two witnesses or of
three witnesses the one who is to die shall be
put to death; a person shall not be put to
death on the evidence of one witness. The
hand of the witnesses shall be first against
him to put him to death, and afterward the
hand of all the people. So you shall purge the
evil from your midst.”
Deuteronomy 17:6-7
The Seriousness of Sin

26. “For with the judgment you pronounce you
will be judged, and with the measure you use
it will be measured to you.”
Matthew 7:2
The Seriousness of Sin

27. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you;
go, and from now on sin no more.”
John 8:11
The Seriousness of Sin

28. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you;
go, and from now on sin no more.”
John 8:11
The Seriousness of Sin

29. The Mercy of Jesus

30. The Mercy of Jesus
“Teacher, this woman has been caught
in the act of adultery. Now in the Law
Moses commanded us to stone such
women. So what do you say?”
John 8:4-5

31. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you;
go, and from now on sin no more.”
John 8:11
The Mercy of Jesus

32. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you;
go, and from now on sin no more.”
John 8:11
The Mercy of Jesus
For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but in order that the
world might be saved through him.
John 3:17

33. The Mercy of Jesus
Therefore do not pronounce judgment
before the time, before the Lord comes,
who will bring to light the things now
hidden in darkness and will disclose the
purposes of the heart. Then each one will
receive his commendation from God.
1 Corinthians 4:5

34. The Mercy of Jesus
But who are you to judge your neighbor?
James 4:12

35. The Mercy of Jesus
Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 2:13

36. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you;
go, and from now on sin no more.”
John 8:11

37. We implore you on
behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20

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40. Stories of the Christ
#14
Testing Jesus
John 8:1-11
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
2015 November 15
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Jesus’ interaction with the woman caught in adultery is very instructive in understanding why
Jesus came and how he fulfilled that purpose. It reminds us that Jesus often surprised the people of his
day because He acted in ways that they couldn’t even conceive. He reminds us not only that sin is very
serious but that we must be focused on mercy, not judgment.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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