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Chapter 9

Chapter 9. Please pick up a handout from the table in the back of the auditorium for class this morning. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9. It is a misconception that suffering is a penalty for sin!

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Chapter 9

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  1. Chapter 9 Please pick up a handout from the table in the back of the auditorium for class this morning.

  2. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • It is a misconception that suffering is a penalty for sin! • It was commonly believed that physical disabilities were penalties for sin (John 9:2). • Jesus insisted that such was not the case – “Neither this man nor his parents” (9:3). • Jesus taught against this very emphatically in Luke 13:1-5. • The book of Job is a divine treatise that suffering is not a direct penalty for sin. • Suffering can result as a consequence of personal sin or the sin of ancestors, but that is the evil impact of sin not God’s malicious form of punishment.

  3. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • Doing the works of God is absolutely essential and urgent, even for Jesus (John 9:4)! • Jesus said He “must” (Greek dei, necessary) work. The works of God require work. • Jesus said He must work while time and opportunity were still available to Him. • As Christians, we “must” work the works of God while time & opportunity are ours!

  4. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • It is always right to do right! • Even when it may not make sense, like washing clay off eyes to gain sight (9:6-7). • Even if it is not popular, like healing on the Sabbath (9:14, 16; cf. 5:9-18; Matt. 12:8). • Even if it gets you ostracized, like confessing Christ (John 9:20-22, 30-34; cf. Lk. 6:22).

  5. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • A test of faith is a test of obedience (John 9:7)! • Jesus tested the blind man’s faith – “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (John 9:7). • Just like God tested Abraham’s faith (Gen. 22:2) and Naaman’s faith (2 Kings 5:10). • Passing a test of faith is done by passing the test of obedience (cf. James 2:19-26). • All conditions must be met to pass, not just some. • Condition #1: “Go” – “So he went…” • Condition #2: “Wash” – “So he went and washed…” • Similar to commands found in Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16.

  6. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • The power of God is a beautiful thing to behold and an impossible thing to deny! • “He spat on the ground… made clay…anointed the eyes…‘Go, wash…” (John 9:6-7). • How do clayed spittle and a pool give a man sight for the first time in his life? • Jesus wanted the blind man and all others to understand the power of God. • While the witnesses of the miracle tried to deny it (9:16, 18), they could not!

  7. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • Truth is still truth no matter how many ways or times it is attacked! • “They said to him, ‘How were your eyes opened?’” (9:10). • “The Pharisees also asked him again how…” (John 9:15). • “They said to the blind man again, ‘What do you say…?’” (17). • “They asked [his parents], ‘…How does he now see?’” (9:19). • “So they again called the man who was blind…” (John 9:24). • “Then they said to him again, ‘What did He do…How did He…’” (John 9:26). • “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again?” (27).

  8. Vital Concepts & Truths to Know in John 9 • God does not hear (with an ear to answer) the prayers of sinners (John 9:31)! • While this was stated by an uninspired man, it is confirmed elsewhere in Scripture. • Psa. 34:15-16; 66:18; Prov. 15:29; 28:9; Isa. 1:15; Matt. 7:21; Luke 6:46 • God is fully aware of all words (incl. prayers) spoken by sinners (cf. Matt. 12:36-37). • But, since He is not their “Father in heaven” (Mt. 6:9), He is not obligated to answer. • The idea of an alien sinner being saved by praying to God is foreign to God’s Word!

  9. An Overview/Theme of John 9: “Giving Sight to the Blind” The words “see, sees, seen, seeing, saw, sight, eyes, blind” are found 41 times in chapter 9.

  10. An Overview/Theme of John 9: “Giving Sight to the Blind” • Jesus is “the light of the world” (John 9:5)! • He brought light to the physically blind (never seen light). • He, and no other, brings spiritual light to those whose eyes are blinded by sin. • The moral and spiritual light, derived only through Christ, is available to the world. • They can accept the light (and see) or reject the light (and remain in darkness). • To His disciples “You are the light of the world” (Matt. 5:14). • Responsibility to “open the eyes” of the spiritually blind (Ac. 26:18). • Responsibility to “turn them from darkness to light” (Acts 26:18).

  11. An Overview/Theme of John 9: “Giving Sight to the Blind” • As the blind man had conditions to meet in order to see, so do the spiritually blind! • Jesus gave the blind man two conditions in order to see: Go and wash (John 9:7)! • In order to be granted sight, all of the conditions had to be met. • The blind man “went and washed” (met all conditions). • Therefore, he “came back seeing” (John 9:7). • Jesus gives the spiritually blind conditions to meet to see. • In order to be granted sight, all of the conditions must be met (cf. 12:35; Ep. 5:8). • When the conditions are met thru obedience, they come back seeing (Eph. 1:18).

  12. An Overview/Theme of John 9: “Giving Sight to the Blind” • The Pharisees were willfully without sight spiritually! • They “did not believe…that he had been blind…” (John 9:18). • They were blind & deaf, not wanting to see/hear the truth (27). • The Pharisees did all they could to ignore, reject and discredit the light of the world. • “For judgment I have come…those who see may be made blind” (9:39). • “Then some of the Pharisees…said to Him, ‘Are we blind also?’” (9:40). • “Jesus said to them, ‘…you say, “We see.” Therefore your sin remains’” (9:41). • They claimed they could see without Jesus, the light of the world. They were wrong! • They willfully continued to walk in the darkness of their sin (cf. 3:19-21).

  13. An Overview/Theme of John 9: “Giving Sight to the Blind” • When you receive sight spiritually, your hearing will also improve! • The Jews rejected the light, therefore, they did not listen either (9:27; cf. Ac. 28:27). • When one opens his eyes to the truth, his ears are more receptive to listening. • “You have both seen Him and [heard Him]” (John 9:37; cf. 4:26).

  14. How Chapter 9 Helps to Fulfill the Overall Purpose of the Gospel of John • “I am the light of the world” (John 9:4). • Healing a man born blind, worst enemies unable to refute. • “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” (John 9:16). • The blind man’s testimony: • “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see” (9:25). • “He is a prophet” (9:17). • “If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing” (9:33). • “Do you believe in the Son of God?” (John 9:35). • “Lord, I believe!” (John 9:38). • Who is the Son of God? • “You have both seen Him and [heard Him]” (John 9:37).

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