Do you believe in the Son of Man?Joh Farley
Pastor Teacher Sunday, April 3, 2022 Do you believe in the Son of Man?Joh 9:29-41 There are few people in the world who are more obnoxious than a know-it-all.
Pro 26:12 If you think you know all the answers, you won’t let anybody enlighten you. So you remain in the dark about a lot of things. But what if we’re talking about God and salvation? Remaining in the dark about these things has eternal consequences. Mat 6:22-23 Here in chapter 9, the Pharisees thought that they knew a lot of things. “We know.”
If you already think you’re righteous, you won’t be looking for your Savior. Joh 9:16 Nobody could teach these Jewish leaders anything. The formerly blind man was aware of what he knew - and what he did not know. At the outset, he realized that he knew next to nothing about Jesus. But he was eager to be enlightened about these things. Joh 9:35-39 Joh 9:29 Joh 8:48 The man born blind knew some things that the “enlightened” Jews did not know… Joh 9:30-31 The man had to enlighten the Jews about what was in their own Scriptures! The notion that God does not hear sinners is an Old Testament teaching. Isa 1:15 Also in the Old Testament, God does hear the prayers of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29 In exceptional cases, God even answered a man’s prayer with a miracle. 2Ki 4:32-34 The man born blind knew something else that the learned Pharisees ignored. Joh 9:32-33 Nicodemus acknowledged this about Jesus when he met Him at night. Joh 3:1-2 Joh 9:34 He was his shepherd, and He will not lose one of His sheep. Joh 9:35-39 Jesus allowed him to see something that the Jewish leaders refused to see. Mat 13:16-17 The coming of the Son of Man. He is standing right in front of you! Dan 7:13-14 Jesus asked the blind man the one question that would change his life forever. Each and every person faces this same question. Joh 3:16-18
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