Judgement and Restoration

Judgement and Restoration?
John 8:1-11
Pastor Terry Wilcox

Background: All Jewish men were to be in Jerusalem for Passover; Pharisees were determined to hang on to their power; Jesus was a threat.

Why Jesus came: John 3:17; I Peter 2:24

The Story

1. John 8:2 – The people     Jesus.
2. John 8:3 – Legalists tend to be . Where is the .
3. John 8:6 – This was a trap using the  of Moses and the  of Rome.
4. John 8:6 – What Jesus wrote in the dirt =  We .
5. John 8:7 – “Without sin” is from the Greek word anamartetos which also means, “without a sinful .”
6. John 8:9 – The more experienced realized their trap  . Jesus, the woman, and the  .
7. John 8:11 – Two types of judgment:
   I. Condemnation
   II.
8. John 8:11 –  makes restoration possible.
   James 2:12-13
   Grace does not  sin; it is the .

The church is not called to condemn people, but to create an atmosphere where the grace of God can do the work of .

Personal Notes