| 04.03.11 With Jesus Along the Road |
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With Jesus along the Road The man born blind gains his sight John 9 Sermon #4 in series
“There is none so blind as those who will not see.”
Lesson #1: False questions result in false answers.
Tragedy is not a time to ask “Whose fault is it?” but rather “What does God want to say to us” Rather than pointing a finger, we are to look for what God is doing.
All disease; all evil tragedies; all corruption are ultimately the result of sin.
Lesson #2: People are more important than our theology
When your theology allows you to demean other people; it’s not good theology. When your theology allows you to love theories about God more than you love God; it’s not good theology. When it is more important that you win your theological argument than to love the person you are arguing with; it’s not good theology.
Lesson #3: We cannot remain neutral about Christ.
The progression of faith: “man;” v. 17 “a prophet;” v.33 “the man of God;” v. 38 “the Messiah that he worships.”
The progression of disobedience: “man;” v. 16 “not from God;” v.24 “a sinner;” 10:20 “demon possessed”
When we obey, the light of his presence illuminates us; when we disobey him, the light of his presence blinds us.
“The Jews cast him out of the Temple but the Lord of the Temple found him.” Chrysostom
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