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W hat family do we belong to after we believe on Jesus? (God’s, family— the “Happy Fam ily.’’) ' Does God want every boy and girl and man and woman tn belong to His family? Then why isn ’t every one in His family? (“Ye will not come unto me th a t ye m ight have life.” [5 :4 0 .]) Memory verse: “Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed and w alk.”
Is th ere any th ing more im portant or necessary th an making sick people well? Can Jesus help sinners as well as sick people? W hat did He do for sinners? (Died fo r them .) W hat do we have to do in order to get rid of our sins? (Believe on Jesus who died for us.)
MARCH 35, 1933 THE OUTCAST SINNER—John 8:1-11
LESSON FOR MARCH 35, 1933 John 8:1-11 Golden Text: “N either do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.” (John 8: 11 .) Theme: The Outcast Sinner. Place: Jerusalem , in the Temple. Persons: Jesus, Disciples, Scribes and Pharisees, the Sinful Woman. O utline: (1) The Condemnation of th e Coun cil, vs. 1-6. (2) The Condemnation of Con science, vs. 7-9. (3) The Compassion of Christ, vs. 10 , 11 . In trodu ction : The first verse of the eighth chapter really belongs to the seventh chapter. The scene is laid in the temple. By connecting th e chapters we have the significant statem ent, “Every man went to his own house; Jesus went to the mount of Olives.” He was left alone. But the other side is full of comfort, Cor in His loneliness and homelessness, He found His refuge in the h eart of His F ather. His home was w ith God. (1) THE CONDEMNATION OF THE COUNCIL, vs. 1-6. Let the teacher paint this picture in simple words. Jesus was in the temple. He was th ere to teach the congregation which gathered, and was expounding unto them the Word of Life, The
Scribes and Pharisees came, bringing a sinful woman as a bait w ith which to catch th e Saviour and give them an excuse for bringing Him before the council for death sentence. They are seeking a quarrel w ith Him. They want to arrest Him but are afraid of the people. They seat the woman in the m idst and tell the story of her sin. There is no question of her guilt. That is ad m itted. The only question is, “What will Jesus say shall be done w ith her? W hat punishm ent shall be inflicted?” They quote the penalty prescribed by Moses for such a crime as hers. The Jews had no power to punish for capital offenses (John 18:31) *. " T h e n s a id P ila te u n to th e m , T a k e y e liim a n d ju d g e h im a c c o r d in g t o y o u r la w . T h e J e w s th e r e f o r e s a id u n to h im , I t is n o t la w f u l f o r u s to p u t a n y m a n to d e a th .” If Jesus condemns her, they will say He is not a Saviour; and if He lets her go, they will say th a t He is unfaithful to the law. These men took p ru rien t pleasure in the shame of the woman. They had no pity or sympathy for her. They gloried in her suffering and sor row. Their attitu d e was the same as th a t which we find today on the p art of those newspapers which dish up the scandals and gloat over crimes, feeding and fostering th e old n atu re of men. Their columns are filled w ith stories which can only m inister to the depraved natures of men and women and boys and
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