John 9: 13-13 Outline

I. John 9:17, “17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.” A. People who can only see Jesus as a prophet does not have a true revelation of who Jesus is.

1. Jesus had healed this man’s physical eyes, but his spiritual eyes were not open to see Jesus.

2. Matthew 16:13-16, “13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

If we do not see Jesus as a greater than any king, or any prophet of God we are still blind.

4. Matthew 16:17, “17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.” B. John 9:18-19, “18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?”

1. The Jews did not believe this man testimony that he was born blind, and the prophet Jesus had healed his

When the cost of peace with the Jews was at variance with their peace with God, the blind man parents chose to have peace with the Jews and keep their synagogue membership.

4. Matt 10:32-33, Jesus said, “32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.” B. John 9:24-25, “24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 25 † He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.”

1. The Jews’ statement, “Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner” let us know that the Jews were blind to the fact the Jesus was Immanuel, God among us.

2. They refused to give God the praise, because Satan had blind their minds so they could not believe.

3. The blind man’s statement, “Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not” let us know again that this man’s physical eyes were healed, but he was still spiritually blind to Jesus as the