Lesson 302

(Lesson 302)(06-10-12) John 9:35-41, "Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth."

This is another short but very important lesson. After the Pharisees had thrown the man, Jesus had healed, out of the temple, Jesus found him and asked if he believed in the Son of God. The man asked Jesus who the Son of God was, Jesus responded, "Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.", the man then said, "I believe". We must remember that this man had never seen Jesus, his believing was an act of total faith.

This lesson demonstrates that the healed man hadn't had a chance to believe, because of his blindness, he was not aware that the Messiah had come, nor for that matter, who He was.

The Pharisees, on the other hand, being able to see the miracles Jesus had done, having the teachings of Moses and the prophets, they still had not believed. They had no excuse not to recognize that Jesus,the Messiah, had come.

I wonder, if Jesus was to return today, how many "Christians" would recognize Him?~~