Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Caught in Adultery - Part 2 - Devo for 05/23/08

Reading
John 8:1-11

Responsive Questions
1. While it is obvious that the woman is guilty, what elements of a setup can you find in this situation?
2. The Pharisees and teachers boasted loudly about how good and holy they were. Why do you think they leave rather than stone the woman (vv. 7-9)?
3. How would you describe Jesus' attitude toward the woman (vv. 10-11)?
4. Do you think Jesus is condoning the woman's sin by not condemning her? Explain.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

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1.well the pharisees thought since the women committed adultry that they would take her to Jesus to stone her then they could blame Jesus for stonin her to and show the fault to the people so the people would stop listenin to him.
2.so they wont look like bad people or cause if they stoned her Jesus could proove that they were sinners.
3.He loved her ven though she was a sinner.
4.no because her punishment shouldnt come from man but from God, later in life she will recieve her punishment.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Responsive Questions
1. While it is obvious that the woman is guilty, what elements of a setup can you find in this situation?

The fact that they were able to catch a woman in the act of adultery at the exact time that Jesus would be there could be one sign of a set up. Also, more than one person brought her to Jesus (v. 3). It would seem like too many people were involved for it to be coincidental.

2. The Pharisees and teachers boasted loudly about how good and holy they were. Why do you think they leave rather than stone the woman (vv. 7-9)?

Christ, through His Word, has a way of confronting all of us (not just the Scribes and Pharisees) to deal honestly with our own sin. I think the words Jesus spoke pierced them to their wicked hearts, and they had no other choice but to put down the stones and walk away.

3. How would you describe Jesus' attitude toward the woman (vv. 10-11)?

He forgave her of her sin and referenced the confrontation with the Scribes and Pharisees to show her that He knew the condition of every person’s heart.

4. Do you think Jesus is condoning the woman's sin by not condemning her? Explain.

No, He never condones sin. However, I believe His statement “go, and sin no more” expresses to the woman her responsibility to live right in the light of His forgiveness. I also believe there is belief in the woman’s heart regarding who Christ is, and according to Romans 8:1 there is no condemnation to those who believe in Christ Jesus.

Anonymous said...

Answer to 1.
They had been tryin to catch her in the act for awhile it seems like.

Answer to 2.
It says they were convicted by what Jesus said. It was actually because of Jesus that they didnt stone her. If Jesus wasnt there they probably would have stoned her.

Answer to 3.
He gave her a second chance to live a moral life.

Answer to 4.
No of course not, hes just tryin to give her a challenge to live for Christ and to stop living with all of these guys.

Anonymous said...

1. The pharisees thought since the woman commited adultery she should be stoned and they were going to blame Jesus for it.

2.Because Jesus had convicted them and if He had not of been there they probley would have stoned her.

3. He loved her even though she was a sinner and then gave her a second chance.

4. No because he is just trying to make her live for him.

Anonymous said...

Responsive Questions

1)They wanted to blame Jesus for it when it was the girl not him.

2)They were convicted at what Jesus had said and didn't stone her.

3)He loved her even though she was a sinner. Also he gave her a second chance which show he loved her.

4)No because he was showing her that it was wrong to sin and he wanted to show her how to live by him.

Anonymous said...

1. They brought her to Jesus so that they could blame it on him.

2. All of them were sinners and if Jesus wasn't there they would have more than likeky stoned her.

3. He was compassionate and forgave her.

4. No, he told her to stop being adultrous but didn't condemn her.

Anonymous said...

1.They used the opportunity to try and trap Jesus.They wanted to see how He would react.

2.They knew their hearts-That they were sinful.

3.He was very forgiving and showed her that she could have another chance.

4.No.He was simply demonstrateing His ability to forgive and was being an example to us.

Anonymous said...

1. That the woman was not guilty in God's eyes.
2. Because they know they all sinned more than once.
3. That Jesus was sad or her.
4. No, because Jesus will punish her later.


Sorry so late I was camping with my family and did not get to a computer.

Anonymous said...

Anwser to #1
That the Pharisees wanted to blame Jesus for stoning her and that the people would leave His side.

Anwser to #2
Well to think the people were good and not bad.

Anwser to #3
Well He wanted to show that he loved even thought she sinned.

Anwser to #4
Well no not really because God shoutld punish her not the people.

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Anonymous said...

1.they blame it all on him
2.they thought people were good but their was not
3.he lover even when she was a sinner god still took her in
4.he was showing her how to live by him