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The Facts as they Presented Themselves

Text: John 9: 18-19

THE FACTS AS THEY PRESENTED THEMSELVES

The hard-headed Pharisees had great difficulty in accepting the facts as they presented themselves.

1. A man born blind had been gloriously healed.

2. The Person who performed this miracle was Jesus.

PREFERRING THEIR OWN OPINIONS

The Pharisees had their own preferred opinions about things. They interpreted all things on the basis of their fixed opinions, even if the facts were contrary to their opinions.

1. They did not like Jesus.

2. They believed that He was a Sabbath breaker and a sinner.

3. He was to be opposed and resisted strenuously.

TURNING TO THE PARENTS OF THE FORMER BLIND MAN

The Pharisees had made up their minds concerning Jesus. They refused the different opinions of their fellow-Pharisees. They also rejected the opinion of the former blind man. They turned to his parents next.

“But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. And they asked them, saying, ‘Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?’”

John 9:18-19

1. The Jews did not believe concerning the former blind man

a) That he was born blind.

b) That he had received his sight (because he was never blind).

2. “They called the parents of him who had received his sight”

a) “Is this your son?”

b) “Who you say was born blind”.

c) “How then does he now see?”

UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS GROUP OF PHARISEES WAS DOING

The following things may be noted:

1. They were out to prove that no miracle had taken place.

a) If the man had not been born blind.

b) Then he could not claim that he was healed.

2. This approach was ridiculous.

Why would anyone pretend to be blind for all his life? What would be the point for the parents or the man to pretend blindness since birth?

经文：约翰福音9：18-19

事实被展现出来

固执的法利赛人很难接受被展现出来的事实。

1. 一个生来就瞎眼的人富荣耀地被治愈

2. 行这神迹的是耶稣

偏向自己的看法

法利赛人对于事物都偏向自己的看法。他们理解所有事物的基础是自己固定的看法，就算事实与他们的看法是相反的。

1. 他们不喜欢耶稣

2. 他们相信耶稣是一位安息日违犯者和罪人

3. 他们应该极力地反对和抗拒耶稣

转向从前瞎眼的人的父母

法利赛人已经定下了对于耶稣的看法。他们拒绝了其他法利赛人的不同看法。他们也拒绝了从前瞎眼的人的看法。接着，他们转向从前瞎眼的人的父母。

“犹太人不信他从前是瞎眼、后来能看见的，等到叫了他的父母来，问他们说：‘这是你们的儿子吗？你们说他生来是瞎眼的，如今怎么能看见了呢？’”

《约翰福音9：18-19》

1. 犹太人不相信关于从前瞎眼的人的事

a) 他生来就是瞎眼的

b) 如今能看见了（因为他从来就没瞎）

2. “叫了他的父母来”

a) “这是你们的儿子吗？”

b) “你们说他生来是瞎眼的”

c) “如今怎么能看见了呢？”

理解这群法利赛人在做的事

我们能够看到以下事项：

1. 法利赛人一心想要证明神迹并没有发生

a) 若这人生来就没瞎眼

b) 那他就不能声言被医治

2. 这种做法很荒唐

哪儿有人会一辈子装成是瞎眼的？

从出生就装瞎，对他和他父母有什么意义？