From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their long history, it had never happened. Therefore, when Jesus healed the eyes of a man born blind in John 9:1-41, he caused quite a stir. Some rejected the miracle as spurious, but the healed man held firm to what he knew to be true: "I was blind, and now I see." This is the same testimony of the simplest Christian whose spiritual eyes Jesus has opened to the truth. (sermon notes)
The mission of the church is dangerous, and Christians will not always agree on how best to accomplish it, but the Lord will accomplish...
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.
New life in Christ includes submission to governmental authorities, love for the other, and putting on Christ for all to see him.
