Week 8 of 21 · John 8 · Thursday January 7
Before Abraham Was Born, I Am
Jesus, the Light of the world and the eternal I AM, does not condemn the sinner who comes to Him but sends her out to sin no more. He frees from sin all who continue in His word. Religious men who claim God as Father but reject His Son show by their deeds whose children they really are.
“Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”John 8:58
MondayRead John 8 twice and mark itMon Jan 4
TuesdayStudy notes and the Observe questionsTue Jan 5
WednesdayInterpret, Weigh the Teachers and ApplyWed Jan 6
Thursday eveningTogether: the film, the worksheet, prayerThu Jan 7
No episode in Seasons 1–5 dramatizes John 8.Optional: revisit Season 1, Episode 8, “I Am He,” whose title echoes 8:58, “Before Abraham was born, I am.”
Read it against John 8
- The woman caught in adultery (7:53–8:11), “I am the Light of the world” (8:12) and “Before Abraham was born, I am” (8:58) are referenced in passing in the series but never staged.
- This is a good week to let the text stand alone. Most Bibles bracket 7:53–8:11 with a note about the manuscripts; read the note together.
The Chosen is a drama, not Scripture. Watch it to picture the people and places, then test every scene by the text — “examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11). God’s Word is the truth; where the film differs, the Word wins.