1. The Case of the Guilty Woman
Hope for the Hard Cases
The Case of the Guilty Woman

2. The Case of the Guilty Woman
John 8:1-11 – “Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is

3. The Case of the Guilty Woman
without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”

4. The Case of the Guilty Woman
I. The Sinner and Her Guilt
A. The Woman and Her Sin
• God calls it adultery and He says it is sin
o It breaks the law of God
o It violates marriage laws
o It breaks hearts and destroys families
o It destroys trust
Jeremiah 17:9- “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, who can know it?”

5. The Case of the Guilty Woman
I. The Sinner and Her Guilt
The Woman and Her Sin
The Woman and Her Shame
Proverbs 13:15 – “The way of the transgressor is hard”

6. The Case of the Guilty Woman
I. The Sinner and Her Guilt
The Woman and Her Sin
The Woman and Her Shame
C. The Woman and Her Sentence
Leviticus 20:10 – “And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that commiteth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.”
• Sin demands a price, and the payment always comes due
Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

7. The Case of the Guilty Woman
II. The Solicitors and Their Guile
A. Their Shameful Scheme
• This is the religious leaders attempt to back Jesus into a corner
• The Eternal Son of God won’t be backed into corners

8. The Case of the Guilty Woman
II. The Solicitors and Their Guile
A. Their Shameful Scheme
B. Their Shocking Setback
• The question is, what did He write?
• Whatever the Lord wrote, they were all convicted by His words
• The crowd was silenced, they dropped their rocks & quietly slipped away

9. The Case of the Guilty Woman
III. The Savior and His Grace
₋ v.6 – “But Jesus stooped down”
₋ Jesus stooping is a picture of His grace

10. The Case of the Guilty Woman
III. The Savior and His Grace
A. How Jesus Confronted Her – vs.9,10
• Jesus was the only one qualified to throw a stone & execute her
Romans 14:12 – “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”

11. The Case of the Guilty Woman
III. The Savior and His Grace
A. How Jesus Confronted Her – vs.9,10
B. How Jesus Cleansed Her – vs.10,11
• She deserved judgment, but He gave her forgiveness

12. The Case of the Guilty Woman
III. The Savior and His Grace
A. How Jesus Confronted Her – vs.9,10
B. How Jesus Cleansed Her – vs.10,11
C. How Jesus Completed Her
• When Jesus looks at a life, He sees them as they can become through faith in Him

13. The Case of the Guilty Woman
II Corinthians 5:17 – “If any man be in Christ, he is new creature”

14. The Case of the Guilty Woman
Hope for the Hard Cases
The Case of the Guilty Woman