CHRIST'S POWER OVER SIN AND SUFFERING

MONDAY BIBLE STUDY
BY PASTOR W. F. KUMUYI
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

CHRIST'S POWER OVER SIN AND SUFFERING
John 9:1-12

The condition of the man born blind:
-Was a mystery unresolved
-Showed the Majesty of Christ in revelation
-Revealed the ingratitude of carnal natural usaved sinful men
-The blindness of Jewish leaders
-The beauty and benefits of solitary faith in Christ
-The courage of standing wlone without compromising with the blind Jewish leaders
What Jesus did then, He is still able to do today.
Psalm 146:8,9; Isaiah 42:19-21; Luke 7:21; Acts 26:18; II Corinthians 4:4; I John 2:11; Revelation 3:17

1. THE OPINION AND MANY FALLACIES IN THEIR CULTURE
2. THE OUTCOME OF MAN'S FOOLISHNESS AND CORRUPTION
3. THE OBEDIENCE OF MEANINGFUL FAITH IN CHRIST

1. THE OPINION AND MANY FALLACIES IN THEIR CULTURE
John 12:1-3

a_Fact - The man was born blind: John 12:1,20
Examples of some people that were born with defects from birth: Matthew 19:12,13; Acts 3:2; 14:8
A fact could have been noted that something has gone wrong but that is not the end of it.
b_Falacy - that he was born blind because of his sin: John 9:2
The Jewish people looked at some parts of the scriptures and misinterpreted them. Saying that it is possible for a child to be punished for the sin he has committed before he was born. Psalm 51:5; 58:3; Isaiah 48:8; Matthew 16:13
c_Falsehood - that he was born blind because of his parents' sin: John 9:2
This is also as a misinterpretation of some parts of the scriptures
Jeremiah 31:29; Lamentations 5:7; Ezekiel 18:1,2
Jesus says no to all the traditions and erroneous things John 9:3

2. THE OUTCOME OF MAN'S FOOLISHNESS AND CORRUPTION
John 5:14; Psalm 107:17; I Chronicles 21:8,7,14,17
a_ the outcome of sin on self: Micah 6:13; I Corinthians 11:29,30
b_ the outspread of sin in others: Genesis 12:14-17; 20:2-8,18; Jonah 1:1-4,15
c_ the outflow of sin into eternity: I Samuel 3:13; Psalm 92:6,7; Jude 1:12,13

3. THE OBEDIENCE OF MEANINGFUL FAITH IN CHRIST
John 9:4-12

a_ the occupation of the true Christ: John 4:34; Luke 19:13; Matthew 5:14-16
b_ the obedience for total cure: John 9:6,7
c_ the observation in the community: John 9:8-11
The obedience of total cure gave us an insight that it does not happen the same way every time. He did obeyed, washed and received his sight. He obedience was unique it was:
_obedience without complaints
_obedience without consultation
_obedience without companionship
_obedience without comparison
_obedience without contention (arguments)
_obedience without comprehension
_obedience before cure