Thread on John 9.
Jesus heals a man who has been blind from his birth.
The chapter centers on an obsessive question from the Pharisees:
Who is the sinner in this situation?
They are *determined* to answer this question.
Jesus heals a man who has been blind from his birth.
The chapter centers on an obsessive question from the Pharisees:
Who is the sinner in this situation?
They are *determined* to answer this question.
Who is the sinner?
Was it the parents of the man being punished for *their* sin by having a blind child?
Or was it the man himself somehow being punished?
Or was it Jesus using the powers of the devil to heal?
In the end, Jesus says the sinners are the Pharisees themselves.
Was it the parents of the man being punished for *their* sin by having a blind child?
Or was it the man himself somehow being punished?
Or was it Jesus using the powers of the devil to heal?
In the end, Jesus says the sinners are the Pharisees themselves.
Why?
Because they see themselves as God's appointed judges over everyone else.
Because they believe they can spiritually see, they reveal themselves to be spiritually blind.
If we want to know the power of God, we must begin with our own blindness.
Because they see themselves as God's appointed judges over everyone else.
Because they believe they can spiritually see, they reveal themselves to be spiritually blind.
If we want to know the power of God, we must begin with our own blindness.
This is the way God works.
We begin by admitting our need.
Blessed are the poor in spirit. The proud will fall.
"If you were blind, you would have no guilt, but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains."--John 9:41
Only in our admitted weakness can we know His strength.
We begin by admitting our need.
Blessed are the poor in spirit. The proud will fall.
"If you were blind, you would have no guilt, but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains."--John 9:41
Only in our admitted weakness can we know His strength.
Here's to confessing our weakness so that we might see.
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