Once I was Blind ... John 9:25

[Yesua888]

 

[David]

The greatest blindness is not being unable to see with your eyes, but refusing to believe the truth God has placed before you.

 

[bobinfaith]

Good morning;

Jesus taught this repeatedly in the Gospels.

Psalms 20;12, 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. - KJV

God bless everyone.

Bob

 

[Mason]

“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)

 

[David]

“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)

There is a lot of truth packed into those six verses, and I think one of the most important things Paul reminds us of is just how serious spiritual blindness really is.

A person can be religious, attend church, read the Bible, and still be blind to the truth of the gospel. We see that throughout Scripture, especially with the religious leaders who stood face to face with Jesus and still refused to believe Him.

What also stands out to me is Paul's warning about handling the Word of God deceitfully. If people are already spiritually blind, the last thing they need is someone twisting Scripture, watering down the gospel, or telling them what they want to hear instead of what God has actually said.

Paul said, "For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord" (2 Corinthians 4:5). That should be the heart of every ministry and every believer who shares the gospel. Our responsibility is not to draw people to ourselves, but to point them to Jesus Christ.

And that brings us right back to John 9:25, where the man Jesus healed said, "One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see."

What a testimony! He didn't have all the answers, but he knew what Jesus had done for him.

I think every one of us who has truly come to Christ can relate to that in some way. There was a time when we were walking in darkness, but through the gospel we came to know the One who said, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life" (John 8:12).

And that's what we should want for others. Not simply to win a Bible discussion or prove a point, but to help people see the truth, repent, believe the gospel, and come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.

 

[Mason]

Amen, David. I agree with you. However, I don't want to decide what part of those verses is most important as it's all important.