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John 9
By Ps. Phillips Koh
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• Jesus employs physical blindness to point to a more serious spiritual blindness.
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A) JESUS HEALS THE MAN BORN BLIND (vv 1-12)
• Jesus performs a miraculous healing in this section
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1. The Pharisees poses a theological question (verse 2)
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
This was the standard Jewish belief during the time of Jesus.
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• “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him”
• How do we reconcile the sovereignty of God with human suffering?
2. The response of Jesus to the question (verse 3)
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• “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam, and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received my sight.”
Application : What does it mean to affirm the sovereignty of God in our lives?
3. The first testimony of the sighted man (verse 11)
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B) THE PHARISEES INVESTIGATE THE MIRACLE (vv 13-34)
• The Pharisees were clearly perturbed by the incredible miracle:
1.The Pharisees dispute the heavenly origin of Jesus (v 16)
• “This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath.”
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2. The testimony of the parents to the healing miracle (vv 18-21)
“We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but now he sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know.”
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3. The second testimony of the sighted man (v25)
• “…. one thing I do know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.”
Application : How do we undergo a paradigm shift in our thinking?
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JESUS DISCLOSES HIS IDENTITY TO THE SIGHTED MAN (vv 35-41)
• The purpose of this section is to reveal the true identity of Jesus
1.Jesus elicits for a personal response from the sighted man (v35)
• “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
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2. The sighted man puts his trust in and also worships Jesus (v38)
3. Jesus pronounces judgement upon the Pharisees (vv 39-41)
• “For judgement I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
• Application : How do we improve our spiritual vision?
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CONCLUSION
• How do we receive spiritual sight from Jesus?