John 8:21-30 You Cannot Go Where I Am Going

John 8: 21-23
What does Jesus tell the scribes and Pharisees? (Ref: 7:34-36)
How does he explain it further and what does he warn them about?
What is the result of dying in sin?
CCC 1005,1034
Have the Jews heard these words before? (Ref: Num 27:3)
What do the Jews think Jesus might do to himself? Is this within the Mosaic Law?
What does the church think of Suicide? CCC 2280-83
How has Jesus forced them to admit they are not without sin?
Jn:8:7-9
· Where is Jesus from? (Jn3:31-32)
· Has someone previously descended from the higher realm to enable others to
comprehend and ascend back with him to the heavenly realm? Jn1:51, 3:13
· What must one believe about Jesus to gain forgiveness from sin and
the gift of eternal life? (Ref St. Johns Gospel by Stephen K. Ray page 192)
John 8:24
· Jesus repeats his warning but adds an escape clause, what is it?
· What does Jesus mean by I AM?
Ex 3:14; CCC 211, 203-04
John 8:25-27
· Are the Jews starting to realize who he is?
· Why does he not answer them directly? Mt 13:34-35)
· What is the source of his words?
· Do they really understand?\
John 8:28-30
· What does Jesus mean, ”lifted up the Son of man”? Jn3:12-21
Mk15:38-39, Jn 20:27-28
· What was the result of his words?

Discussion Questions
· How would we recognize Jesus today?
· Would Jesus be really different from any other person?
· Is life today so much different than life 2000 years ago that Jesus would
have difficulty in trying to speak the truth? Would people listen?
· How would you perceive Jesus today versus the perspective from the bible?
· Would the church today recognize Jesus and accept him?