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| Neither the man nor his parents sin is caused blindness. What we often seen as punishment is meant to awaken us so that we may become aware and repent. 
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| Light is meant to remove the darkness. There are stories of blind healed in the synoptic gospels. This account is important for several reasons.
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| The story of the healing of the blind man is important because it tells us how those who profess Jesus would be [[put out]] of the system of [[welfare]] run through the temples of Herod and all those member synagogues. They could no longer eat at those tables or receive their [[reward of unrighteousness]].
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| Jesus uses saliva to heal with which we saw in the Mark.<Ref name="spatdna">{{spatdna}}</Ref> 
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| The blind man sees Jesus at least as a [[prophet]] and bears witness to the fact that he must be of God and not a sinner. He is called a disciple and put out of the temple system.
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| '''V35''' Jesus hears of this blind man who is put out of the temple system of social welfare through the Corban of the Pharisees and looks for him and asks "Dost thou believe on the [[Son of God]]?" <Br>Several commentators point out that some text would be translated [[Son of man]] here and there are numerous sources that agree.<Ref name="sgvsm">{{sgvsm}}</Ref> This may be because the phrase [[Son of God]] was originally from the Latin "divi filius"<Ref>Every coin that Augustus made had the words, ''divi filius'', "son of the divine one"</Ref> then translated into Greek as "υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ; huios toû Theou" [[Son of God]]. The common phrase among the Hebrew was [[Son of Man]] referring to the the ''obedient'' [[Son of God]] which Adam should have been.
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| [[Son of God]] only appears in the Old Testament once in [[Daniel 3]]:25<Ref>[[Daniel 3]]:25  He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the [[Son of God]].</Ref> we see לְבַר ləḇar which only appears in this text of [[Daniel 3]]:25. <Br>The normal word for ''son'' in Hebrew is Ben<Ref>{{1121}}</Ref> which appears thousands of times. The Aramaic word ''bar'' BeitReish only 8 times<Ref>{{1247}}</Ref> and only once here in Daniel 3 beginning with a [[Lamed]]. Other translations render this לְבַר ləḇar as "a son" not "The Son" as we see in the King James.
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| The word ''God'' in   [[Daniel 3]]:25 is the Aramaic word אַלָהּ‎ ‘elahh<Ref name="elahh">{{0426}}</Ref> which in the text appears as אֱלָהִֽין׃ ’ĕlāhîn. That form is only used by Daniel and appears 9 times in the book. The King James translates it ''gods'' with a small ''g'' 8 times. Most other translations render the word with the small ''g'' in all appearance including [[Daniel 3]]:25.
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| The phrase ''[[Son of God]]'' is clearly unique to the New Testament and appears 46 times. At the time one of the major conflicts with giving this title to Jesus was the fact that it was a title already used by Caesar which made him the final authority over what had become the government [[temples]] which provided the growing welfare system administered through them. 
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| [[Julius Caesar]] received the title of because of his unprecedented donations. Unfortunately, these donations were made at the expense of Rome's neighbors the Gaul. 
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| Who might hold the office of the  [[Son of God]] as it was used back then?
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|The idea of someone who ''exercises authority'' one over the other<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref> to direct the [[social welfare]] and [[daily ministration]] of the [[daily bread]] of society or certainly set them selves up as if they are the [[Benefactor]] of the people or even as the head of the Church was opposed by Christ.<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref> This is because the distinction between [[Moses]] and [[Jesus]] and their system of [[Pure Religion]] was that the [[tables]] and [[welfare]] systems they set up were dependent upon [[freewill offerings]] or what we call [[charity]] and not on the [[force]] required through the [[legal charity]] of the [[State]] which is called [[idolatry]].<Ref name="Isidolatry">{{Isidolatry}}</Ref>
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| That idolatry through coveting what belongs to others, while opposed by Jesus<Ref name="covetnot">{{covetnot}}</Ref>, was not opposed by [[Herod]], [[Caesar]], [[Constantine]], Henry the VIII, [[FDR]] and many others of the [[Modern Church]]es. There are religious figures and persons who use the power of civil government to provide most of the [[daily bread]] for their followers. But God is no [[respecter of persons]].
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|Paul and David and [[Proverbs]] and the prophets tell us that these [[tables]] of [[welfare]] are a [[snare|snare and a trap]]. Peter tells us because they are [[covetous practices]] they will make us [[merchandise]] and [[curse children]].
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== Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind ==


1 ¶  And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

2  And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

3  Jesus answered, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.'''</span>

4  <span style="color:#FF0000">'''I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.'''</span>

5  <span style="color:#FF0000">'''As long as I am in the [[world]], I am the light of the [[world]].'''</span>

=== Spat to make clay ===

6  When he had thus spoken, he spat<Ref name="spatdna">{{spatdna}}</Ref> on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

7  And said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,'''</span> (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

=== How were eyes opened ===

8 ¶  The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

9  Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

10  Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

11  He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

12  Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

===  Pharisees asked ===

13 ¶  They brought to the [[Pharisees]] him that aforetime was blind.

14  And it was the [[sabbath]] day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15  Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

=== Some  Pharisees ===

16  Therefore said some of the [[Pharisees]], This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the [[sabbath]] day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

17  They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a [[prophet]].

== Called the parents ==

18  But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

19  And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

20  His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

21  But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

22  These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be [[put out]] of the synagogue.

23  Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

== Again called the blind man ==

24  Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

25  He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

26  Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

27  He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not [[hear]]: wherefore would ye [[hear]] it again? will ye also be his [[disciple]]s?

28  Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his [[disciple]]; but we are [[Moses]]’ disciples.

29  We know that God spake unto [[Moses]]: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

== Who hears ==

31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a [[worship]]per of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

32  Since the [[world]] began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

33  If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

34  They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

== Jesus heard ==

35 ¶  Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Dost thou believe on the [[Son of God]]?'''</span>

36  He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

37  And Jesus said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.'''</span>

38  And he said, Lord, I believe. And he [[worship]]ped him.

39 ¶  And Jesus said, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''For judgment I am come into this [[world]], that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.'''</span><Ref name="Blindlead'">{{Blindlead}}</Ref>

40  And some of the [[Pharisees]] which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

41  Jesus said unto them, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.'''</span><Ref name="Blindlead'">{{Blindlead}}</Ref>

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== Commentary ==

There are several things to note in the story of the blind man who was healed. This was one of the few instances where no one sought healing for the blind man nor did he asked to be healed . It is also one of the only instances where Jesus takes a foreign substance and uses it in the healing process.

Jesus almost always says that it was the individual's faith, or what he calls ''virtue'',<Ref>[[Mark 5]]:30  "And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?"
: Luke 6:19  "And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all."
: Luke 8:46  "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me." 
: This is the word ''dunamis'' often translated ''power'':
:  1411 ~δύναμις~ dunamis \@doo’-nam-is\@ from 1410;  n f AV-power 77, mighty work 11, strength 7, miracle 7, might 4,   virtue 3, mighty 2, misc 9; 120 
: 1) strength power, ability
::    1a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its
          nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth
::    1b) power for performing miracles
::    1c) moral power and excellence of soul
::    1d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth
::    1e) power and resources arising from numbers
::    1f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts</Ref> that saved them in that it allowed healing to go out of Him and to enter and heal the individual. 

Uniquely this man also did not see until after Jesus had left and so he did not know Jesus by sight. So beginning in verse 35 Jesus goes and talks with the man and asks, "Dost thou believe on the Son of God?"

The man does believe but the Pharisees said they believed in Moses yet did not know Jesus. But we see in John 5:46 where Jesus says, "For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me."

The 'all we need to be saved is to believe in Jesus' Christian is correct in their proclamation of the importance of faith. But they have to believe in the real Jesus. The [[Pharisees]] thought they believed in the real [[Moses]] but in truth they did not.

We know the [[Pharisees]] did not know [[Jesus]] but also that they did not know [[Moses]] because though they kept their interpretation of the law in fact they did not keep it in Spirit.

* John 7:19 "Did not Moses give you the [[The Ten Laws|law]], and [yet] none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?"

The reason they wanted to kill Him is because he was exposing them as false followers of Moses or true followers of a false Moses made up by them and other deceivers.

How many people claim to follow Christ, claim to be [[Christians]] but do not [[Keep the Commandments]]?

If they do not keep the [[Two commandments]] how can it be said they keep the [[Ten Commandments]]? And if not the Ten then how can they obtain [[Eternal life]]?

[[The Ten Laws]] are given as guideposts to let us know if we are following the path of God which is [[The Way]] of Jesus. If we are coveting our neighbor's goods through the agency of [[Benefactors]] who exercise authority then we are ''[[Corban|making the word of God to none effect]]'' and not keeping the commandments nor following Jesus nor giving evidence of the [[fruit]] of [[repent]]ance.

Do we believe in a [[Was Jesus a socialist|false Christ]] that condones [[Socialism]]?

Are we practicing [[False religion]] or [[Pure Religion]]?

There is a [[faith]] that produces righteousness. The [[Modern Christians]] believe they are [[saved]] by what they think but remain [[workers of iniquity]] to be cast out.

They should know that they shall [[Not inherit the kingdom]]. 

They can know this because by the policy of their life they do not [[Keep the Commandments]] nor are they a [[Doer]] of the word.

Can they have [[Grace]] and still pray to the rulers and Fathers of the earth who call themselves [[Benefactors]] to obtain their [[benefits]]? 

If they will not be the [[Benefactors]] of [[love]] and [[charity]] how can God give to them?

If you will not bless others with your [[forgiveness]] and [[Grace|grace]] then how can God [[forgive]] you and bestow His [[Grace]]?

True believers in the Real [[Jesus]] will know there is something wrong with the modern forms of Christianity which claim to follow Christ. They will know this  because they will be willing to hear and see the truth in their hearts and minds when it is professed.

So are you a [[Christians check list|real Christian]]?  

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