Continuing in the Gospel of John, Pastor Chris Anderson begins chapter 9 by explaining the important lessons contained in the account of Jesus healing the man born blind. Namely, who was to blame for the blind man's suffering? Here's a peek at this timely sermon.
“The concept that being good deserves blessing, and being bad brings hardship is not only going to drive you crazy throughout your life, it's really legalism (the idea that you earn God's favor) and it denies the whole concept of Grace. It's behind peoples' rejection of the cross of Jesus Christ.
“Paul says that to the Jews the cross was a stumbling block. Why was it a stumbling block? I mean, ‘if Jesus was really a good man, God wouldn't have let him go through that!' … Isn't that what they would say in Matthew 27:43? They're mocking him and they say, ‘Let God deliver him if He delights in him.'
“Great suffering does not necessarily indicate great sinning. Rather God is using things for His purpose.”
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Chris Anderson is the founding pastor of Tri-County Bible Church, planted in 1998. He blogs at "My Two Cents," writes hymns at ChurchWorksMedia.com, regularly contributes to the OBF Visitor, and has authored the Buckaroo Bible Club children's program. He and his wife Lori are...