The Adulterous Woman: Face to Face with Jesus by R.C. Sproul

The compassion and the righteousness of our Savior are not at odds. In this message, R.C. Sproul calls attention to Jesus’ encounter with the adulterous woman, reminding us that it is not by our works but by the great mercy of God that we can stand in His presence.
This message is from R.C. Sproul’s 13-part teaching series Face to Face with Jesus. Learn more: www.ligonier.org/learn/series...

[@ligonier]

This message is from R.C. Sproul’s 13-part teaching series Face to Face with Jesus. Watch the entire series: www.ligonier.org/learn/series/face-to-face-with-jesus

[@denonjoka8848]

Thanks Ligonier Ministries & May Our Great Almighty God Be With Yu All The Time 4 I Am Always Blessed By Powerful Sermons From R. C. Sproul.🙏

[@sandycambria7375]

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[@markster136]

I never get tired of hearing the Gospel.

[@hevel1670]

🙋‍♀️👏🥰🙏

[@angelodoubel9653]

Amen 🙏

[@oar-N-oasis]

Same here..

[@pastorrogeltaban8955]

amen!

[@kP-rw4nh]

Amen 🙏

[@ChepeFlo]

I still find it hard to believe that this great teacher is no longer with us. In time, John McArthur, will leave us, as will others like them who preach the unvarnished word of god until our time comes when we shall also depart to be with Christ and see him with our own eyes as we fall face down to honor him and give him glory. Come quickly Lord!

[@hr2r805]

Careful with MacAuthur on some disappointing misrepresentations of God's Word... He's a teacher of the Satanic lies of "Carnal Minded" (" Dispensationalism ") ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• So Sad......................... Sadly, this is a "FACT"... •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

[@MeditateonYahsWord]

@@hr2r805 I’ve been noticing a change in McArthur myself. A little more on the self righteous side who lacks a Jesus approach to sinful nature in the world. He speaks a lot about sin and doesn’t end with the good news.

[@rubiks6]

@@hr2r805 - Your comment is to come here and bash John MacArthur? Did anything RC Sproul said about JESUS impact you in any way? I think you have the wrong focus.

[@rubiks6]

@@MeditateonYahsWord - And your here ready to jump on the hating bandwagon.

[@Martepiece]

*God

[@Gabthar]

Jesus had all the power and authority to damn this woman completely but he chose mercy and compassion.

[@staciantaylor52]

Wow 😯 !!!! That’s right he has mercy on whom he has mercy. Thank God for the teaching of Christ Jesus by R.C Sproul

[@difidon]

My goodness, the level of insight. I've read that story so many times and I never realized the levels. May God bless RC for his work. He's still evangelizing to us all.

[@veekee75]

If I can, I would like to give this message by RC Sproul a thousand likes. I am deeply touched.

[@allengill8473]

I heard this message 20 or 30 years ago and think it is one of the richest Bible lessons I have ever heard. When I hear Dr. Sproul in this format, I feel like I'm walking into a seminary classroom !!! Sooo rich !!!

[@edwardelliott5756]

The teaching of RC is incredible. God gifted this man with an ability to deliver Gods word and teaching. Thank you.

[@bisdakpinoy3428]

RC Sproul and Edward Elliott had the same teacher which is the Holy Spirit. You two are in the same classroom.

[@evanssolomon8575]

I am so thankful for the deep insights and the lessons I have learnt from this story. If only we knew what the Lord wrote we would have gained so much more. But then yes who am I to question the great knowledge of the Creator who did not wish this to be revealed!

[@daniel_stephen]

Sovereign Right to have mercy upon whom he would have mercy. Goosebumps 🔥 I thank GOD for such a teacher like Dr.R C❤️ It's all GOD's compassion, mercy and grace Soli Deo Gloria!

[@bruslinagarcia8680]

What a blessing this man still is!!

[@Soli_Deo_Gloria_.]

What is the chief end of man ? Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

[@rockycomet4587]

@Brad Conklin lolwut?

[@rockycomet4587]

@Brad Conklin 1) "Esau" is one word. 2) That post was entirely incoherent.

[@rockycomet4587]

@Brad Conklin I think it's time for you to put down the crackpipe.

[@oar-N-oasis]

Thank you Ligonier..

[@shelemiahlynshing3507]

Glory Glory Glory be to our merciful Lord🙏🙏

[@bigal1682]

I still have and use the the New Geneva Study Bible I purchased in the early 90s..now known as the Reformation Study Bible.

[@jessyjonas4988]

" What the enemy meant for evil the Lord will always work for our good " Genesis 50:20✝️ They brought her to the right Man These Pharasees did her the greatest favour

[@lbrown7955]

Love this message!

[@HearGodsWord]

A good message and a story which I have always found helpful to study.

[@joaovalle8566]

Praise God

[@Gnmercjr76]

Amen! first time to hear this kind of explanation in scripture

[@philiptecson6354]

Mind blown moment again!

[@STARRANISE-cv5qt]

This one got me emotional.. Our God is full of compassion!

[@kamauwikeepa7308]

John 3:16-17. I believe sums it up. Firstly we see Jesus the man, this is what the religiouse leaders saw, an impostor supposing himself to be the messiah. His response was absolutely divine, spiritually lead, by offering her the opportunity for repentance. In his capacity as the lamb of God, for we understand that Jesus was already committed to his sacrificial and inevitable death. How wonderful that must have been for that woman to experience the love and compassion personally of Jesus. What must she have felt at that moment. I could imagine her tears of gratitude and joy. I'm sure she had heard about this man and his claims and miracles, this was widely known. Not only was he the son of God, but in his capacity as the son he had every right to condemn her, but he didn't and exercised his right as the lamb of God. Why we might ask did he not condemn her? Because the world was already condemned since the fall of our first parents, in particular Adam, hence we have Jesus the lamb of God. He was offering her himself the substitute for her sin and the sins of the world. Jesus said in other portions of scripture, that it was for this purpose he came into the world and to do the will of God, just as it always was in heaven. Praise God for his unspeakable mercy and grace.

[@MeditateonYahsWord]

Amen!!

[@rubiks6]

Jesus was the man there without sin. Wow! We love Jesus because he first loved us.

[@logosnomos3794]

Jesus wasn't physically present to witness the act. The Law was presupposed and it was obvious that the other offender was not presented as the required.

[@rubiks6]

@@logosnomos3794 - Jesus told the crowd, "He who is without sin cast the first stone." Jesus was without sin, yet he did not cast a stone.

[@logosnomos3794]

@@rubiks6 Don't you know that the Law states that the 2 or 3 witnesses cast the first "touchstone?" They also must not have malice towards the accused and not suspected of the same sin. Read Deuteronomy 17:4-7

[@logosnomos3794]

"And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer AND the adulteress shall surely be put to death." Emphasis mine. Leviticus 20:10

[@logosnomos3794]

The Biblical ignorance is astounding today.

[@denonjoka8848]

Thanks R. C. Sproul *4 This Powerful, Blessful, Deep Sermon About "The Adulterous Woman: Face 2 Face With Jesus" Where I Say That Our Great LORD Jesus Christ Had Shown The Adulterous Woman Love, Compassion & Grace If We Read John 8:1-11 4 The Reason Our Great LORD Jesus Christ Told The Scribes & Pharisees In John 8:7 That Let Those That are Without Sin Cast The First Stone 4 The Way Our Great LORD Jesus Christ Showed The Adulterous Woman Love, Compassion, Grace & Mercy Teaches Us The Grace & Love of Our Great LORD Jesus Christ Upon Us Written In 2nd Corinthians 13:14 & 1st John 4:8 4 God Commandeth His Love Towards Us That While We Were Yet Still Sinners, Christ Died 4 Us Written In Romans 5:8* & May Our Great Almighty God Bless Yu The Late R. C. Sproul 4 Yu are Very Missed & Ligonier Ministries So Very Much 4 I Have Been Blessed By This Powerful Sermon.🙏🙏🕊️🕊️

[@jessyjonas4988]

Amen

[@josephp9747]

Thank you church! 2 Tim 3:16 KJB 😇

[@soundittome1595]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😭🥺

[@sbag11]

"He has compassion on whom he will have compassion." So scary. Maybe I'm someone He WON'T have compassion for?

[@michaelgarcia1251]

WOW ….

[@bisdakpinoy3428]

Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be *written* *in* *the* *dust* , for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

[@thomasnorton2679]

This is a great teaching. I would guess however that the 10 commandments is what Jesus wrote in the ground, we only are made aware of our sin by the law (Romans 7:7)

[@rubiks6]

The text does not tell us.

[@thomasnorton2679]

@@rubiks6 I know, I was merely speculating

[@halaluyah1585]

Have faith in Messiah Yahusha and keep the Commandments of our Heavenly Father. That is how we know we are in Him. Matthew 5:17-19,Matthew 7:21-27, John 13:15-17, 1 John 2:3-7.

[@mikibernard746]

Can we keep the Commandments?

[@franciscodelbarrio2101]

???? Can you?

[@HearGodsWord]

If we could keep the commandments then Jesus came and died for nothing.

[@HearGodsWord]

@Brad Conklin what makes you think I was suggesting anything along those lines?

[@joshhill8621]

What an educated guess as of to what Jesus could have wrote in the dirt. To write what each person has done, to show that they are not without sin. I wonder if RC has been able to ask The Lord what He wrote? I hope he has 🙂.

[@michael4382]

The reason why Yeshua wrote on the ground; I believe he was trying to say, "Have you not read", but with a mime. He was trying to remind them of scripture. See Jer 17:13 and Luke 10:20. "Hey scribes and Pharisees, where are your names written?"

[@surrenderdaily333]

I believe Jesus was fulfilling prophecy when he wrote on the ground from Jeremiah 17:13 - O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth,

[@paulwright7551]

Good thoughts, but no one would have waited till their sin was written.

[@irishslave51]

Jeremiah 17:13King James Version (KJV) 13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be (written in the earth), because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

[@ronpitchford9593]

The message is what is most important.?

[@rudyferrell]

What?

[@tjtampa214]

Face2Face.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

God's Son confronts an adulterous woman. Then God's Son confronts her cheating husband. Marriage is an agreement between a man and a woman. God and His Son are the invisible witnesses.

[@Imsaved777]

Your modern textual critics of today say that this particular story of the woman caught in adultery shouldn’t be in our modern Bibles.

[@WhiskeySam1]

Most likely it was the names of the Pharisees' mistresses.

[@iacoponefurio1915]

J vernon magee said thag

[@elliesambrook5929]

Where was the man caught in adultery? Why only the woman to be stoned?????

[@rudyferrell]

He told you....

[@rockycomet4587]

Watch the sermon.

[@veritasjustus8543]

Trolling net

[@jamessheffield4173]

Are the gospels legends? Another point is that on that view you would have to regard the accounts of the Man as being legends. Now, as a literary historian, I am perfectly convinced that whatever else the Gospels are they are not legends. I have read a great deal of legend and I am quite clear that they are not the same sort of thing. They are not artistic enough to be legends. From an imaginative point of view they are clumsy, they don’t work up to things properly. Most of the life of Jesus is totally unknown to us, as is the life of anyone else who lived at that time, and no people building up a legend would allow that to be so. Apart from bits of the Platonic dialogues, there are no conversations that I know of in ancient literature like the Fourth Gospel. There is nothing, even in modern literature, until about a hundred years ago when the realistic novel came into existence. In the story of the woman taken in adultery we are told Christ bent down and scribbled in the dust with His finger. Nothing comes of this. No one has ever based any doctrine on it. And the art of inventing little irrelevant details to make an imaginary scene more convincing is a purely modern art. Surely the only explanation of this passage is that the thing really happened? The author put it in simply because he had seen it. C.S. Lewis, "What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?" (1950)

[@TempleofChristMinistries]

Again he is in error, they would have stone the adultererous woman if you think they would not have then tell that to Steven, they were not going to take him to the Romans and call him a Rebel as though the Romans were going to do something to him, they wanted him not to go against the law of Moses, if he did this he would have lost the trust of the people, they would have said he goes against the law of Moses simply that, because how is he going to go against the law and save face. when the Christ is doodling with his finger on the ground he is not writing anything he is just scribbling as one would on a piece of paper, for the Christ was waiting for the word of his father and when his father gave to him the word he spoke it, let he who is without sin cast The First Stone, if the law lives the woman dies but if the law dies the woman lives, he does this by the power of the truth, for one perfect moment in time the Pharisees talk the Christ and raised him up to the heights of heaven and sat him at the right hand of the father, they did this when they said to him we will do what you say, by doing this they removed the church from being under the law to being under Christ, and by the truth judgement was made, the Christ came not to remove the law but to remove the condemnation of the law, because the law will bring Wrath and condemnation but the truth will make you free, And by the power of the truth he stopped the church from committing a sin, therefore being condemned by becoming hypocrites and condemning the adulterous woman, and by stopping the woman from being condemned. Both were set free. And furthermore the reason why they did not stone the Christ is not because of the Romans, it was because of the people they held the Christ in high regard as a prophet, the Pharisees feared the people this is why they had to take hold of the Christ in secret because of the people.

[@Psalm146-2]

You are speculating. When you speculate there is no assurance of truth. Your conclusion of the intent of the Jews holds equal probability as what you criticize RC for concluding. It would be more honest to simply acknowledge that we cannot conclude intent because there simply is not enough detail in the account. We can be sure God intentionally left that level of detail out because the intent of what we are to learn from account was elsewhere in the account. In this case we can be certain, at a minimum, that the teaching is parallel to Matthew 7:5 “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” There are surely others entrenched in the account.

[@TempleofChristMinistries]

@@Psalm146-2 RC sproul said this is what the Pharisees were going to do, to take him to the Romans, he is telling you the intent of the Pharisees so why do you not charge RC sproul as you charge me, if I speculate which I do not I tell you the truth, they would have stoned her because they stoned Stephen, meaning, the Pharisees stoned people even though the Romans did not approve of such a thing, this is already proven by the stoning of Stephen, if RC sproul considered this then he would have speculated that they too would have sought to stone her, at least wise this was a possibility which he did not consider, for the Pharisees to take the Christ to the Romans concerning the stoning of the woman he would have had to stoned her in the first place, a man's intellect does not open the eyes of the blind, only God opens the eyes of the blind,

[@Definerefine1408]

God knows whoz an adulterous.

[@madelaineaslam7040]

Luke 13:1-5 New Living Translation A Call to Repentance 13 About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple. 2 “Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Is that why they suffered? 3 Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God. 4 And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? 5 No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.”

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

There a two strange points in this story: 1) Where is the man with whom the woman committed adultery? According to the law of Moses both are guilty. 2) Why is this the only place in scripture where Jesus wrote anything? The natural answer is in the mind of the early mediviel monk, who invented the story and planted it in the gospel of John. He wouldn´t accept that Jesus probably was illiterate and the effect on the listeners lachrymal glands is achieved better with a female defendant only.

[@iacoponefurio1915]

Hahahahahaha put down lsd you overdid it

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

@@iacoponefurio1915 What a formidable comment. You leave me utterly defenseless.

[@joshj3662]

In flagrante delicto

[@PhotographyByDerek]

The story was an later addition that shouldn't be there, so there is no reason to speculate on what Jesus didn't even write in the first place. While it's a "good story", it never actually happened and should not be a part of our Bible.

[@HearGodsWord]

Jesus didn't write any of the Gospels.

[@rudyferrell]

Well, it sounds exactly like something Jesus would do and say..

[@wolves201]

There is a counter view that it was part of the text and that it was removed for 1st century PC. In other words, it was too offensive in a patriarchal society that didn’t value women that much. Others contend that it was most likely an account of a true event and was placed in John’s gospel as John didn’t write in chronological order.

[@logosnomos3794]

It was a mistrial and dismissed as such by Jesus, the Author of the Law. How so? I will explain: 1. Both parties were not presented in the trial, only one offender. According to the Law, both are to be presented for trial. 2. The one who casts the first stone is the primary witness who is without malice towards the victim. 3. Witnesses should not be suspected of committing the same crime. They must not be partners in crime nor suspected of the same behavior, ever! 4. There must be two or three witnesses. 5. Teachers of the Law were known for teaching it by writing in the sand/dust in the Temple courtyard. He was likely writing the full CONTEXT of the Law for all the see and then asked the accusers to present their witnesses. Comments: Jesus asked who the (proper) witnesses were and none were presented. He therefore dismissed the case and then told her not to do it again (sin no more). He knew she was guilty. However, there wasn't a credible case against her. The men who brought the adulterous woman to Jesus wanted to use this the injustice that they were presenting to Jesus as a means of trapping Him into breaking the Law. Jesus saw their deception and called them out on it.

[@Tsedek_ben_Shimon]

It was actually the Ten Commandments that He wrote - read my comment.

[@FedExMan822]

Best answer I've heard in context of the law.

[@logosnomos3794]

@@FedExMan822 Yes, I believe all of John 8 is divinely inspired knowing what the text is truly saying. It is a good case study in the application of the Law and how far the Scribes and Pharisee strayed from it.

[@taukavefolau9587]

@@Tsedek_ben_Shimon I read your comment. We can only guess what he wrote, but no one will know for sure until he tells us himself. No disrespect, but I don't think God spoke to you audibly where you actually heard his "voice". I assume it was more a burning feeling inside that you felt, but like others, you mistake it for the voice of God. I do not think you should be teaching that your guess is correct and others are wrong

[@Tsedek_ben_Shimon]

You do not hear the voice of God? He does not speak to you? Have you ever encountered Yeshua? Yeshua not only said he would speak to us, but that He would also manifest Himself to us. If you do not have experiential knowledge of Him, and have not heard His voice then I am very concerned for you. I have heard His voice many times, one of which I already explained. It is like someone speaking to you but nobody is there. When the Holy Spirit speaks it is softer and quieter, more like a thought, but you know it was not your own thought as you would not have had that thought. I have encountered Yeshua numerous times. Each encounter was unexpected and unique. If you doubt such encounters occur search KZbin for "Jesus encounter". You will discover that He has manifested Himself to many - atheists - Jews - Muslims - Christians - etc... Also, you may want to consider what Yeshua Himself said: Joh 14:21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and *MANIFEST myself to him.* Joh 10:3 To him the gatekeeper opens. *The sheep HEAR his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.* Joh 10:27 *My sheep HEAR my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.*

[@Tsedek_ben_Shimon]

Ron Wyatt, who found the Ark of the Covenant, and by instruction of an angle that was there, removed the tablets with the Ten Commandments on them when the angels lifted the mercy Seat. He said the writing was Proto-Aramaic and that it looked like someone had written in soft butter with their finger. As I was contemplating this one evening during my prayer time the Lord said to me "Like writing in the sand." Immediately I knew He was talking about the woman caught in adultery. Yeshua bent down and wrote the first four commandments, which pertain to loving God, in the sand with His finger. Then He stood up and said "You who are without sin cast the first stone." Then He knelt down again and wrote the other six Commandments, pertaining to loving others, in the sand. I had always wondered what it was that He wrote as it seemed to me that we should know what He wrote because we are told that He did that.

[@logosnomos3794]

God's Law is summarized by the Ten Commandments. But, I believe Jesus was writing what the Law concerned regarding adultery as per Seventh Commandment.

[@taukavefolau9587]

"We should know what he wrote" Not necessarily. More like we want to know "exactly" what he wrote, but can't because it isn't stated by the Gospel writer. If God wanted us to know, he would have moved the Gospel writer or scribe to write what Jesus wrote on the ground into the scriptures. God didn't. So it's not a "should know" thing. However, I can't wait to meet Jesus so that I can finally ask him what he wrote.

[@meyerduplessis1233]

I'm happy that you experience God through personal revelation. It could be, but we don't know. This is your personal revelation.

[@Tsedek_ben_Shimon]

Taukave - Yes, we should know, at least that is what the scriptures say: Pro 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. Are we not priests and kings to our God? Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

[@Tsedek_ben_Shimon]

Meyer - It was given to me, but I was not instructed to keep it from anyone. It is for those with ears to hear.

[@BoussiosMarkos]

Maybe the man didn't know she was married, therefore he hadn't committed adultery, consequently, he was not guilty! According to the Law, the man committed adultery and should be stoned only when he went with a woman who was married and the man knew it!

[@brandonwestern578]

He would still be committing fornication. Which is also against the law.

[@BoussiosMarkos]

@@brandonwestern578 Fornication on the part of man, under the Law, was not punished at all!

[@BoussiosMarkos]

@Janaina Ribeiro That's true for this dispensation of Grace, but under the Law, men committing fornication were not punished!

[@taukavefolau9587]

@Markos Boussios, I ask that you back up your claim with the scriptures. Where in the law, as stated in the bible, does it explicitly state that if a man knows not that she was married is free from punishment? if you cannot provide a scripture reference for it, then you are spreading false teaching. Deuteronomy 22:22 teaches that he shall die, and makes no room for your teaching for "knowledge" at all, but rather, that it is an evil that must be purged by death sentence; both of them shall die. In regard to your other statement that fornication on the part of men is not punished "at all". This is another false teaching. Refer to Exodus 22:16-17. I look forward to your reply with the scripture reference requested above. if you cannot supply one, then turn away from these false teachings!

[@BoussiosMarkos]

@@taukavefolau9587 They are not false teachings because I have never taught them in the first place, and, thank God, in our dispensation both fornication and adultery are terrible sins, and if the perpetrators don't repent they will be punished by God. Sin is sin and unless confessed and abandoned its consequences will be very painful!

[@iacoponefurio1915]

So funny how these great teachers trigger all the self righteous frauds