1. John 9
Jesus Heals a Blind Man

2. John 9 Jesus Heals a Blind Man I. The Miracle (vv. 1-7)
A. The Blind Man (vv. 1-5)
B. The Healing (vv. 6-7)

3. John 9 Jesus Heals a Blind Man I. The Miracle (vv. 1-7)
II. The Reactions (vv. 8-34)
A. The Neighbors (vv. 8-12)
B. The Pharisees (vv )
C. The Healed Man (vv. 17, 24-34)
D. The Parents (vv )

4. III. The Conclusions (vv. 35-41)
John 9
Jesus Heals a Blind Man
I. The Miracle (vv. 1-7)
II. The Reactions (vv. 8-34)
III. The Conclusions (vv )
A. Healed Man: About Jesus (vv )
B. Jesus: About Pharisees (vv )

5. John 9 The Blind Man Now Sees!
25 He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see."
39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind."

6. What The Blind Man Saw

7. What The Blind Man Saw
That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)

8. That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)
Based upon the evidence: Miracle (vv )
Understood that he is a spokesman for God – believe his word / claim
Believed his claim to be Son of God (vv )

9. What The Blind Man Saw That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)
That Religious “Authorities” Are Not The Authority (v )

10. That Religious “Authorities” Are Not The Authority (v. 24-25)
Pharisees thought to be “authorities” (vv.13, 22)
Blind man soon saw that the Pharisees were:
Wrong (vv. 24, 33-34)
Blind (vv )
Saw Jesus was in authority (vv. 17, 35-37)

11. What The Blind Man Saw That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)
That Religious “Authorities” Are Not The Authority (v )
That Traditions of Men Are Sometimes More Influential Than God’s Word (vv )

12. That Traditions of Men Are Sometimes More Influential Than God’s Word (vv. 13-16)
Traditions said healing was a violation of the Sabbath (v. 16)
What is ignored:
A miracle (vv )
What we know the word says (v. 31)
Like many today – more interested in human traditions than the word of God!

13. What The Blind Man Saw That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)
That Religious “Authorities” Are Not The Authority (v )
That Traditions of Men Are Sometimes More Influential Than God’s Word (vv )
How To Deal With Evidence Presented (vv. 17, 31, 36-38)

14. How To Deal With Evidence Presented (vv. 17, 31, 36-38)
Many miss the very evidence given to them
May ignore it
May want more evidence (different kind)
Blind man honestly followed where evidence led
Miracle – means prophet (v. 17)
God hears him – not a sinner (v. 31)
Divine power – he is the Son of God (vv. 36-ff)

15. What The Blind Man Saw That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)
That Religious “Authorities” Are Not The Authority (v )
That Traditions of Men Are Sometimes More Influential Than God’s Word (vv )
How To Deal With Evidence Presented (vv. 17, 31, 36-38)
How To Reason (vv )

16. How To Reason (vv. 31-33) Not an “expert” in the law; not a teacher
Reasoned in logical form: (syllogism)
We know God does not hear sinners (v. 31)
God heard this man Jesus (v. 32)
Thus, this man is not a sinner! (v. 33)
God expects us to take evidence & reason (i.e. Lk. 7:20-21; Mt. 19:3-6)

17. What The Blind Man Saw
That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v. 25)

18. That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v
Some think – if we don’t know everything – that means can’t be sure about anything
Uncertainty is a sign of “scholarship”
Postmodernism – no absolutes
Only “experts” really know anything
If admit don’t know it all – dismiss everything claim to know
Blind man held to one undisputed fact he knew (v. 25)
Can know what the truth is (John 8:32)

19. What The Blind Man Saw
That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v. 25)
That God Does Not Hear Sinners (v. 31)

20. That God Does Not Hear Sinners (v. 31)
Many today don’t see that
Argue – pray the sinner’s prayer for salvation
Live ungodly, curse, drink, etc. – then pray
Christians unfaithful – pray daily
Blind man “We know” God does not hear (v. 31)
Not “I think”, “we believe” or even “I know”
Based upon Scripture (Prov. 28:9)
Hears: worshiper and does will (v. 31)
God promises to hear the righteousness (1 Pet. 3:12)

21. What The Blind Man Saw
That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v. 25)
That God Does Not Hear Sinners (v. 31)
The Dishonesty & Stubbornness of People (vv , 30, 34)

22. The Dishonesty & Stubbornness of People (vv. 27-28, 30, 34)
Saw how people dishonestly look for fault (v. 27)
Saw how people dishonestly ignore the obvious (v )
Saw how people stubbornly refuse a conclusion they don’t like (v. 30)
Saw how people stubbornly refuse to reason from Scripture (v. 34)

23. What The Blind Man Saw
That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v. 25)
That God Does Not Hear Sinners (v. 31)
The Dishonesty & Stubbornness of People (vv , 30, 34)
That There Can Be Negative Consequences When Stand Up For Truth (vv. 22, 34)

24. That There Can Be Negative Consequences When Stand Up For Truth (vv
Known fact – acknowledge Christ – put out of Synagogue (v. 22)
Stood up for Jesus – saying he was from God – cast out (v. 34)
May be negative consequences for you:
Rejected by friends
Rejected by family
Ridiculed
Treated with disdain by brethren

25. What The Blind Man Saw
That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v. 25)
That God Does Not Hear Sinners (v. 31)
The Dishonesty & Stubbornness of People (vv , 30, 34)
That There Can Be Negative Consequences When Stand Up For Truth (vv. 22, 34)
Some Things We Do As Mere Acts of Obedience, Not Because We See The Reason (vv. 1-6)

26. Some Things We Do As Mere Acts of Obedience, Not Because We See The Reason (vv. 1-6)
Told to wash in pool of Siloam (v. 7)
Make no sense – medically
No evidence that washing cured others
Hard to see (from human reasoning) the value in it
He did it as act of obedience (v. 7)
Many things today – we do as mere obedience
Baptism (Mk 16:16)
Assemble regularly (Heb. 10:25)
Forgive another (Lk. 17:1-5)

27. What The Blind Man Saw That Jesus Is A Prophet (v. 17)
That Religious “Authorities” Are Not The Authority (v )
That Traditions of Men Are Sometimes More Influential Than God’s Word (vv )
How To Deal With Evidence Presented (vv. 17, 31, 36-38)
How To Reason (vv )
That Not Knowing Everything Does Not Mean One Doesn’t Know Anything (v. 25)
That God Does Not Hear Sinners (v. 31)
The Dishonesty & Stubbornness of People (vv , 30, 34)
That There Can Be Negative Consequences When Stand Up For Truth (vv. 22, 34)
Some Things We Do As Mere Acts of Obedience, Not Because We See The Reason (vv. 1-6)

28. Three Attitudes Toward Jesus
Pharisees
Closed their Minds
Parents
Wanted to be Neutral
Blind Man
Honestly Accepted