John 9:1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
"He saw a man which was blind from his birth." Accurately did he portray the terrible condition of the natural man. The sinner is blind spiritually. His understanding is darkened and his heart is blinded (Eph. 4:18). Because of this he cannot see the awfulness of his condition: he cannot see his imminent danger: he cannot see his need of a Savior—"Except a man be born again he cannot see" (John 3:3). Such an one needs more than light; he needs the capacity given him to see the light. It is not a matter of mending his glasses, or of correcting his vision, or of eye ointment. None of these reach, or can reach, the root of the trouble. The natural man is born blind spiritually, and a faculty missing at birth cannot be supplied by extra cultivation of the others. A "transgressor from the womb" (Isa. 48:8). shapen in iniquity and conceived in sin (Ps. 51:5), man needs a Savior from the time he draws his very first breath. Such is the condition of God’s elect in their unregenerate state—"by nature the children of wrath, even as others" (Eph. 2:3).
All of us before Christ brought us to him were in the same condition and it is my belief and it has been since I got here, that the Holy Spirit alone, gives spiritual sight and I've heard every argument that denies it... Some are probably wondering where I've gone... Haven't gone anywhere but I have been keeping an eye on this board, which I always do... Actually doing an intensive study on the book of John and this is taken from Exposition Of The Gospel of John by Arthur Pink... Comments???... Brother Glen
"He saw a man which was blind from his birth." Accurately did he portray the terrible condition of the natural man. The sinner is blind spiritually. His understanding is darkened and his heart is blinded (Eph. 4:18). Because of this he cannot see the awfulness of his condition: he cannot see his imminent danger: he cannot see his need of a Savior—"Except a man be born again he cannot see" (John 3:3). Such an one needs more than light; he needs the capacity given him to see the light. It is not a matter of mending his glasses, or of correcting his vision, or of eye ointment. None of these reach, or can reach, the root of the trouble. The natural man is born blind spiritually, and a faculty missing at birth cannot be supplied by extra cultivation of the others. A "transgressor from the womb" (Isa. 48:8). shapen in iniquity and conceived in sin (Ps. 51:5), man needs a Savior from the time he draws his very first breath. Such is the condition of God’s elect in their unregenerate state—"by nature the children of wrath, even as others" (Eph. 2:3).
All of us before Christ brought us to him were in the same condition and it is my belief and it has been since I got here, that the Holy Spirit alone, gives spiritual sight and I've heard every argument that denies it... Some are probably wondering where I've gone... Haven't gone anywhere but I have been keeping an eye on this board, which I always do... Actually doing an intensive study on the book of John and this is taken from Exposition Of The Gospel of John by Arthur Pink... Comments???... Brother Glen