John 9:8-23 – Tell the Truth and Do what is Right

• Even if there are skeptics
• they will see real change
• as you grow there will be feircer testing

2. You will be less tempted to emblish your testimony (9:10-12)

• You don’t have to have a great story
• Act on the light you have
• First duty: a knowledge Him before men…
• Luke 12:8

3. You don’t have to worry when people take your testimony to the religious state department (not the judicial system) (9:13-15).

• Healing forbidden
• Kneeding forbidden
• Anointing forbidden

4. You dont need to worry if conflict occurs because you testify (9:16-17).

• 2 Groups – one with a sabbath focus (logical but wrong), and one with a miracle focus (bad argument but right conclusion)
• Deut. 13:1-5 Moses
• Mt. 7:21-23
• 2 Thess. 2:9

5. You will not have to worry about what you previously said (9:19-21).

• The more you testify the more your eyes will be open to testify

6. You can leave the results in God’s hands (9:22-23).

• Even when people see you testimony as anachronistic
• Synagogue was ot have applied the test of Christian heracy – Old Fashion out of date
• Council of Jamnia
• only used 3 times
• Post dates Christ
• 12th Benediction rewritten by Samuel the small after 70 AD
• 18th? Benediction recited 3 times a day (where no christian could utter)
• ban – heren
• No reconstruction for anachronistism – test of Discipleship – Confession (Matthew 10:32-33,
• Matthew 5:11-12 = Luke 6:22-23
• Post resurrection confessions based on preresurrection confessions

Conclusion

1. Parents – know the truth but do not step over the line without corageous witness

2. healed man – who comes to a growing understanding who Jesus is and confesses in face of opposition