The Message Movement shows variation on the canonical status of John 7:53-8:11 (the Woman Caught in Adultery). Some Branhamist teachers affirm the passage as authentic and canonical, appreciating its message of grace and restoration. Others, following modern textual scholarship, acknowledge that it is not found in the earliest manuscripts and is therefore not original to John's Gospel.

This lack of unified position reflects the Branhamism's practical engagement with Scripture study: while Branham's sermons emphasize recovering apostolic truth, not all followers accept every modern scholarly conclusion about textual criticism. However, there is growing recognition among educated Branhamists that the passage, while spiritually valuable and thematically consistent with Jesus's compassion, is a later addition. The story itself contains nothing that contradicts Branham's theology, so its canonical status remains somewhat open within the movement.