Blindness

Blindness to the Truth of the Scriptures

Jesus knew that they would not accept His testimony alone. The Old Testament law required two or three witnesses for a man to be found guilty (Deut. 17:6). Therefore, Jesus supplied actional witnesses. His witness were (1) Himself (vv.30-31), (2) John the Baptist (vv. 33-35), (3) His works …

Three Disciples Question About The Transfiguration

On the way down from the mountaintop experience, Jesus commands these three disciples not to tell anyone what they had seen “till the Son of Man be risen from the dead” (v. 9). It would not really be understood until after the resurrection, which would be proof that J …

The Testimony of the Healed Man

The Pharisees tried to pressure the healed man into withdrawing his testimony about Jesus. They wanted him to say that the miracle of his sight was only a miracle of God and that Christ was a sinner (v.24). He would not debate the character of Jesus Christ, because that was beyond his …

IllustrationFanny Crosby Blind Because of Doctors Mistake

The baby screamed with pain as hot poultices were placed over her eyes. The so-called doctor told the baby’s parents that this treatment would cure her eye infection, but instead it caused permanent blindness! The little girl might have been a “burden” to her fa …

IllustrationA Boys Compassion for the Lost

I once heard a story about an 11-year-old boy who bundled up on a rainy, cold Sunday afternoon to  pass out tracts. His father who was a pastor said, “Son, it is very cold outside, and it is pouring down rain. The surprised son replied, “But Dad, aren’t people stil …

IllustrationBlind to the Truth

The famous agnostic, Thomas Huxley, was once lovingly confronted by a very sincere Christian. This believer stressed to Huxley that he was not in any way impugning Huxley’s sincerity. …