Jeff Riddle, Lecture Three: A Defense of the Woman Taken in Adultery (John

I continue to share this series as an introduction to what I have spoken to a dear brother the Lord has brought. When done by faith and the Spirit guiding, they always hear the Voice of their Shepherd. However, I never leave them without these three sermon resources and some literature on confessional Bibliology. There is another position to hold, and protestants today should be thinking of Ad Fontes or Semper Reformanda. If our understanding of the text was taught of men, then it was not of God. But if it was preached and taught of what you already knew deep down in your soul, who your God is, and what you actually hold in your hand, then, of course, we have the Word of God. Because He has given and preserved it for His dear Bride, how else might the Lord wash His Bride to prepare them for the Day they will be seen in this way? Eph. 5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Revelation 20:7 “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.” How did this happen? Not of men, but of God: John 14: 21-24 “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” Our Lord has given us His word; why would you think for a minute He preserved His Son, the Word of God (Jn. 1:1-5), but did not preserve the very thing His Son prayed to His Father on our behalf? Why would a position be to allow the saints to question Thy Word that Thou hast given? John 17:17, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” If these sermons were the first you have heard of the confessional text position, I implore you to hunger and thirst after the Truth; it will be shown to you that by: “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:2). That we may have hope (Rom. 15:4), and assurance that we “are saved” (1 Cor. 1:18) not “being saved” (1 Cor. 1:18, ESV). The faith you have been given will provide what it promised: Hebrews 11:1-3 says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. He has decreed all things in this world and in the world to come (Heb. 1:3); we can trust the LORD of glory with our salvation, can't we? Then why don't many believe He also decreed His Word to be with His church in the last days? We aren't seeking it; we have it, so proclaim our mission of the gospel call, not confusing the church more and more not to believe their Bibles. Is that not what is being done? I'm saddened and dumbfounded every time I hear many preach of the Omnipotent God of the Universe, while at the same time if we take a step back and realize. What they are doing is preaching from a Bible with underlying text that says God wasn't powerful enough to keep His Words pure (Ps. 12:6). Thank you, JR, for your steadfastness in the One who is Steadfast and Immovable. Whenever I share these with someone, I go through these three again to have them fresh in my memory so I may remember what is said if they have questions. But, also because no matter how many times I've listened, I could not provide the number, I will tell you this: I'm still attentive to the soundness of the position you exposit, and the Lord moves me to tears on some of these calls to trust His Word. May God bless you, brother, and the good works He has placed before you (Eph. 2:10). Grace and Peace, John

[@wordmagazine]

Thanks for the encouragement, John. SDG!

[@jocep48]

This, and the two previous messages were excellent, absolutely undeniable. Thank you Dr. Riddle!

[@richardmaldonado574]

Thank you Pastor ! For restoring the confidence in the word of God , pure and tried in the fire 7 times

[@Emuu-r6o]

This was a great argument - thanks!

[@mark9295]

Thank you Pastor Jeff! Excellent as were the two lectures before this one. Plain, simple and clear - God honouring, Saint edifying.

[@wordmagazine]

Thanks for the encouragement Mark!

[@jackcarr7060]

Thank you soldier!

[@joedaniels4646]

Thank you for this presentation. I'm shocked you don't get more views & likes If there was a heavyweight belt given for defending scripture, it would be around your waist! God bless you and keep your studies coming!

[@jdc9258]

Wonderful presentation, Pastor Riddle. Hoping to meet you in person one day soon (Perhaps next year's Word Kept Pure conference).

[@wordmagazine]

Thanks for the encouragement. Yes, hope you can make it to Wisconsin in July 2022. Blessings.

[@richardmaldonado574]

It must be the twin darlings of Dan Wallace ! He determines what’s scripture and what’s not.

[@michaelsinger2921]

Well done, Dr. Riddle! Although I'm not a big fan of the KJV, I think your presentation is a valuable riposte to those who would omit the PA. I would be interested to hear your opinion regarding one of the explanations for the omission of this text from some manuscripts, namely, the idea that it was skipped over by some scribes due to a misunderstanding of earlier scribes' marginal notes relative to its placement in lectionaries of the church. Dr. James Snapp has been an articulate proponent of this view. May the LORD continue to bless your ministry!

[@David-u6v7m]

Both luther and erasmus wouldn't use vatican because they thought rome had corrupted it

[@David-u6v7m]

The monks of athos who made the. Sinai mss.didn't like the story hence some even dare to say it's out of the character of christ to forgive an adulterous woman. Romes smutty finger prints are all over this . Hath god said so said the first pope that being satan