What Right did
Peter Have to Make This Claim?
“And there is salvation in no one else; for
there is no other name under heaven that
has been given among men, by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
Once Blind, but
Now I See – In the Old Testament, the Jewish people were given many
indications on how to clearly recognize the Messiah when He came. They were told, that prisoners would be set
free, the lame would walk, the deaf would hear and the blind would see. Careful study of the Old Testament will show no
indication that a person born blind had ever been given sight. So when John records in chapter 9 of his
Gospel a blind beggar at the temple being given his sight by Jesus, this caused
quite a “seen.” Jesus was not “acting”
like the Messiah, at least not what the Jewish religious leaders had come to
expect – someone who would conform and agree to their religious system.
There was no denying that a formerly blind person could
now see. His neighbors in verse 8 knew
it. His parents knew it, but were afraid
to acknowledge it (verses 18-23). When
the formerly blind man was asked about what had happened, he responded in verse
25b, “One thing I do know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.” As the religious leaders continued to deny
the obvious sign, the seeing man made some interesting observations recorded in
verses 30-33. Here is a quick summary:
- Here is an amazing thing (v30)
- Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind (v32)
- If this man were not from God, He could do nothing (v33)
Peter understood the significance of this act. Do you
“see” the truth of Jesus?
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