The entire ninth chapter of John tells the full story of Jesus healing a man blind from birth on the Sabbath. There are enough lessons in that chapter for several blog posts. I suggest you read that entire chapter now before continuing with this blog post. i recommend NLT, but the story is the same in any translation.
Who was handicapped in this story? Was it the man who was born without sight? Was it the man’s parents who were paralyzed by the fear of being kicked out of the temple by the Pharisees? Was it the Pharisees who claimed to know God, but were blind to Jesus’ deity? The answer is “all of the above”. Only the man born blind, who lost his place in the temple, not only gained his sight, but also gained eternal life by believing in and following Jesus. All because Jesus found him when he was blind and healed him on the Sabbath and then found him again when he was kicked out by the Pharisees.
Who in this account were the real sinners? How would this story play out in front of a board of deacons of a large modern day Christian church? What does God say about keeping the Sabbath holy? Stay tuned for a few more looks at this chapter in John from different angles.