1. Lessons From a Blind Man
Question of Punishment for Sin
Jn 9:1-7

2. Lessons From a Blind Man
Punishment for Sin?
Jn 9:2-3, Who Sinned?
Acts 28:3-6, Paul bit by poisonous snake
Job 4:1-9, Eliphaz to Job
Common Idea of the Day

3. Lessons From a Blind Man
Punishment for Sin?
Hardships were ALWAYS due to sin
Ex 20:5, 34:7, descendants will suffer for wrong of parents
Ezk 18:2, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge
Common Idea of the Day

4. Lessons From a Blind Man
Individual Accountable
Ez 18:20-23, Soul that sins shall die
Ezk 3:18-21, the sinner shall die in his wickedness

5. Lessons From a Blind Man
Individual Accountable
II Cor 5:10, accountable for our own actions
Col 3:25, rewarded based on our actions
Rev 20:13, judged based on our actions

6. Lessons From a Blind Man
Reasons for Hardship
Benefit of Others
Jn 9:3-4, Blind man
Jn 11:1-4, 14-15, Death of Lazarus
Gen 45:4-5, 50:14-21, Joseph sold into slavery
I Pet 2:21, Jesus our Example

7. Lessons From a Blind Man
Reasons for Hardship
For Our Benefit
Jam 1:2-4, take joy in various trails
I Pet 1:7, trials are more valuable than gold

8. Lessons From a Blind Man
Reasons for Hardship
Because of Our Sin
Turn or burn prophets
Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel…
Heb 12:4-11, God chastens his own as a parent does a child
Jn 5:14, Lame man at Pool of Bethesda

9. Lessons From a Blind Man
Reasons for Hardship
Because we Live in the World
Ecc 9:11, Time and chance happen to all
Mt 5:45, Rains on Just and unjust

10. Lessons From a Blind Man
Reasons for Hardship
Keeping Proper Perspective
All hardships are not a result of sin
Knowledge, Faith, & Hope Allow for Endurance

11. Lessons From a Blind Man
Punishment for Sin?
Job 4:7-8, they that plow iniquity and sow wickedness will reap the same.
Lam 5:7, Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Hos 8:7, Sow to the wind - reap the whirlwind 
Lasting Consequences

12. Lessons From a Blind Man
Question of Suffering
II Tim 3:12, all that will live godly shall suffer persecution. 
I Pet 5:10; dealing with suffering
Phil 1:21, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

13. Lessons From a Blind Man
Question of Inherited Sin
Separating Hardships from Punishment
Jn 9:3, Jesus said neither
II Cor 5:10, accountable for our own actions
Col 3:25, rewarded based on our actions
Rev 20:13, judged based on our actions

14. What the Blind Man Saw Summary Individual Accountability
Not all Hardships are Due to Sin
Benefit of Others
For our Benefit
Because of OUR Sin
Because we live in the World
Dealing with Suffering
Question of Inherited Sin

15. All sin brings hardship, not all hardships are a result of sin.
Summary
All sin brings hardship,
not all hardships are a result of sin.