At last the man meets up with Jesus again. The healing was all about blindness, and Jesus uses it to teach on spiritual blindness.
Jesus had heard what had happened to the man, and went to find him, and asks him if he "believes in the Son of Man". The man's expulsion from the synagogue was not the most important matter, his belief or otherwise in Jesus was what really mattered. We very easily become overwhelmed by things that happen to us in day-to-day life. Now these things are not unimportant, but increasing our faith in Jesus is always the most important thing. We should always ask how can our faith in Christ grow.
The man did not really understand what Jesus was saying. Now it may be that he did not understand the concept of "Son of Man", or it may be that he did not recognise that Jesus was the one who healed him, for remember that the man had not seen Jesus before this point. Hence Jesus reply "you have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he" shows that one who healed him and the Son of Man are one and the same.
The man's immediate response is to declare hid belief in Jesus.
Jesus then talks about spiritual blindness. Jesus bring sight to surprising people. It is often not those who are considered "religious", but people looked down upon by society. Conversely, people who are proud of their wisdom or "goodness" can become utterly blind. This latter group included many of the Pharisees. They read the Scriptures, but failed to see the truth.
Jesus had heard what had happened to the man, and went to find him, and asks him if he "believes in the Son of Man". The man's expulsion from the synagogue was not the most important matter, his belief or otherwise in Jesus was what really mattered. We very easily become overwhelmed by things that happen to us in day-to-day life. Now these things are not unimportant, but increasing our faith in Jesus is always the most important thing. We should always ask how can our faith in Christ grow.
The man did not really understand what Jesus was saying. Now it may be that he did not understand the concept of "Son of Man", or it may be that he did not recognise that Jesus was the one who healed him, for remember that the man had not seen Jesus before this point. Hence Jesus reply "you have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he" shows that one who healed him and the Son of Man are one and the same.
The man's immediate response is to declare hid belief in Jesus.
Jesus then talks about spiritual blindness. Jesus bring sight to surprising people. It is often not those who are considered "religious", but people looked down upon by society. Conversely, people who are proud of their wisdom or "goodness" can become utterly blind. This latter group included many of the Pharisees. They read the Scriptures, but failed to see the truth.
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