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Bearing Witness for Jesus

Text: John 9: 30

BEARING WITNESS FOR JESUS

The rigorous interrogations of the Pharisees pushed the former blind man to become a natural witness for the Lord Jesus Christ. Unwittingly, the Pharisees actually helped the former blind man to become even more certain about his knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

1. First Interview (John 9:15-16)

The former blind man simply stated the bare facts. “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”   John 9:15

2. Second Interview (John 9:25-27)

a. His second statement was sharper. “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” John 9:25

b. His third statement was stronger. “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?” John 9:27

THE GROWING COURAGE AND SKILL OF THE FORMER BLIND MAN

When he heard how the Pharisees reviled him, he must have felt upset. But he was not intimidated at all, he spoke with a growing astuteness of mind.

“The man answered and said to them, ‘Why, this is a marvellous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! ‘”

John 9:30

 1. The former blind man was unafraid, unlike his parents

a. He was not afraid of being ostracised.

b. He had lived in the streets, and was probably begging for a living.

c. He had lived with his blindness all his life and must have heard people speaking harshly to him.

d. Over the years, and in such harsh conditions, he had learned how not to be afraid.

2. He had learned other lessons in recent times

a. He had experienced compassion from Jesus.

b. He had felt His power that had healed him.

c. He must have felt a sense of gratitude to Jesus for healing him.

3. He mocked the Pharisees

a. For not knowing the Person who has power to heal the blind.

b. He mocked their ignorance and their incompetence if they were teacher and rulers.

c. Once again, he declared that Jesus had opened his eyes!

d. This was a refrain that was like music in his ears and worth repeating again and again.

e. He may not have been as educated as the Pharisees, but he had experienced a life-changing miracle.
He was not going to back down nor be intimidated by them.

经文：约翰福音9：30

为耶稣做见证

因为法利赛人严厉的质问，使那从前瞎眼的人自然地成为耶稣的见证者。无意中，法利赛人竟然帮助那从前瞎眼的人更加肯定他对主耶稣的认识。

1．第一次面谈《约翰福音9：15-16》

那从前瞎眼的人只是简单的说出事实。“他把泥抹在我的眼睛上，我去一洗，就看见了。”《约翰福音9：15》

2．第二次面谈《约翰福音9：25-27》

a. 他第二次的供词更加尖利。“他是个罪人不是，我不知道。有一件事我知道：从前我是眼瞎的，如今能看了！” 《约翰福音9：25》

b. 他第三句话更是坚定。“我方才告诉你们，你们不听，为什么又要听呢？莫非你们也要做他的门徒吗？” 《约翰福音9：27》

曾经瞎眼的人在勇气和技巧上的增长

当他听到法利赛人唾骂他时，他一定感到很懊恼。可是他没有被他们吓到，他带了逐渐敏锐的心态回答了他们。

“那人回答说：‘他开了我的眼睛，你们竟不知道他从哪里来，这真是奇怪！’”

《约翰福音9：30》

1．那从前瞎眼的人没有恐惧，不像他的父母

a. 他不怕受到排斥

b. 他曾在街上流浪，很可能靠乞讨过活

c. 他从小就瞎了，也习惯听到别人刻薄地对他说话

d.久而久之，他在这种困境中，已学会了如何不感到害怕

2．他近日学会了其他的教训

a. 他感受了耶稣对他的怜悯

b. 他感受了衪医治他的大能

c. 他也一定因为耶稣医治了他，而心怀感激

3．他嘲笑法利赛人

a. 因为他们不认识那位拥有大能医治瞎眼的人

b. 如果他们是老师和领袖们，他嘲笑他们的无知和无能

c. 再一次，他宣扬耶稣开了他的眼睛！

d. 这猶如一首在他耳边萦绕的音乐，值得一而再的重复

e. 他可能不如法利赛人那么有教育，但是他经历了一个改变他生命的神迹。他是不会退缩或受他们威吓。