John 8-9

John 8-9 Study Guide – to be discussed October 21
Day 1: Read John 8:1-11, Deuteronomy 17:6-7
1. Why had Jesus come to the temple? How did he respond to the questions of the scribes and Pharisees? Why?



2. What kind of stones do we sometimes throw today, and at whom? (See footnote to John 8:7c, and expand.)



3. How were the woman’s accusers convicted? Why didn’t the Savior condemn her?



Day 2: Read John 8:12-30, John 3:31, Moroni 10:24-26, Abraham 3:24-28
4. Underline the words, “I am” in John 8:12, 16, 18, 23, 24 and 28. Why did the Pharisees reject Jesus’ witness or declaration of himself? What other witness did Jesus offer?



5. Read John 3:31 and Moroni 10:24-26. What did Jesus mean when he said, “ye are from beneath” (John 8:23), and “ye shall die in your sins” (John 8:24)?



6. Read Abraham 3:24-28. What is the ultimate example of Christ doing the will of the Father?


Day 3: Read John 8:31-45, D&C 50:25, D&C 84:44-45, D&C 93:26-28, John 16:13
7. How can the truth make us free? (See also D&C 50:25, D&C 84:44-45, D&C 93:26-28, John 16:13.)



BONUS: Use D&C 50:25 to explain why Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world,” while teaching in the temple.


8. How did Jesus explain the bondage of the people (who were at that time in bondage to Rome)? What sins of the Pharisees did Jesus point out?



9. Were the Pharisees literal descendants of Abraham? Were they spiritual descendants of Abraham? Which of the Pharisees’ sins did Jesus point out?



Day 4: Read John 8:46-59 (with footnotes 46a, 47a, 58b), D&C 63:49
10. Compare John 8:46 with John 8:7. Why do you think the people were more eager to kill Jesus than they were to kill the woman taken in adultery?


11. Read D&C 63:49 with John 8:51. How might those who keep the commandments never see death?



12. In John 8:54-58, Jesus made clear his role as Jehovah of the Old Testament and Son of God. Why weren’t the Pharisees able to see who He was?


Day 5: Read John 9:1-12 (with footnote 4c), Isaiah 8:5-7
13. What question did Jesus’ disciples pose regarding the blind man? What was Jesus’ answer?



14. Why do you think the Lord made a physical poultice to apply to the man’s eyes, rather than just touching or blessing them?


BONUS: Read Isaiah 8:5-7. Of what are the waters of Siloam a type or symbol?


15. What did the blind man know about Jesus at this point in the narrative?


Day 6: Read John 9:13-23
16. What were the two opinions among the Pharisees regarding this miracle?



17. In John 9:17, what did the once-blind man say he knew about Jesus?


18. How do you feel about the parents’ answer to the Pharisees?



Day 7: Read John 9:24-41 (with footnote 32a), Jacob 4:14-16
19. Why were the Pharisees eager to question the man born blind? How did the previously blind man fulfill Jesus’ prophecy from John 9:3?



20. Read Jacob 4:14-16 (written well before Christ’s birth). Why did the Pharisees cast out (excommunicate, ostracize) the man born blind?



21. List the verses in John 9 that trace the progression of the blind man’s testimony (starting with John 9:11).



BONUS: Re-write John 9:39-41 in your own words.