“He is a Prophet”

What Do You Know For Sure?

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“He is a Prophet” The problem of keeping the Sabbath

Making clay is working on the Sabbath Healing on the Sabbath was forbidden “As to fasting spittle, it is not lawful to put it so

much as upon the eyelids” Jesus broke man-made laws, not God’s They were willing to kill Jesus for breaking the

Sabbath

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“He is a Prophet” The blind man sharpened his testimony

“also” tells us he is telling his story again This is like a cross examination His language is terse He shortens the story from verse 11 Our testimony should shorten and sharpen in

adversity

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“He is a Prophet” Our testimony brings growth in perception

There was a division in the response to his testimony

They now ask the blind man for his opinion The blind man is growing in his faith The Pharisees are in total denial

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“He is a Prophet” Be bold like the blind man

Conflict will come God will not abandon you in that conflict Opposition will sharpen your testimony and

lead you into a deeper understanding of the Gospel

Therefore, we should be bold in our testimony

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What Do You Know For Sure? The parents

“Is this your son?” – stop lying The truth – he is our blind son who now sees They do not know how or by whom he was

healed – really? They now deflect to their son Because they “feared the Jews”

What Do You Know For Sure? The Pharisees

They know that Jesus is a sinner They know that God had spoken to Moses They claimed not to know Christ’s origins They contradict themselves – John 7:27 They wanted to be in the know, but they were

not willing to commit

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What Do You Know For Sure? The man born blind

He acknowledged that he did not know all He freely shared what he did know What he knew, he truly knew

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What Do You Know For Sure? What makes the man born blind different?

He began with his limitations in knowledge – he was humble – Job 11:7, 1 Cor. 2:14

He recognized the absence of knowledge in others – “Now that is remarkable”

He was left with what he truly did know, which eliminated the fringe areas

What he truly knew was the basis to learn more

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Application

Proverbs 4:18 – The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

Are you humble and honest enough with yourself to allow God to grow you up in Him?

Do you recognize that what you know about God comes from Him and what you do not know can only come from yielding to Him through the Holy Spirit and His Word?

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