In this message from Revelation 18:9-24 we finish discussing God’s judgment upon Babylon. We learn key ideas in this message: God will establish His city (Jerusalem) by grace, whereas the world will establish a sinful city by works (Babylon). We contrast these two cities and encourage believers to live for God’s city.
This section of Scripture illustrates how strongly religious tradition keeps people from learning and believing the truth. The man who was born blind and healed by Jesus confronts a situation where the religious leaders threaten to cast out anyone who confessed Christ
Key issues about the gospel and how God uses it to save sinners. Mike Gendron does a masterful job of correcting misunderstandings and giving biblically sound and practical means of glorifying God by presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ
There has been a long discussion in church history about why Jesus made mud and sent the blind man to wash. Bob DeWaay compares those who think they see (spiritually) but are blind and become hardened. Contrasted with those who “do not see” who come to faith and now truly see!
Discussion of hermeneutic issue of who determines the meaning of the Bible, the author, the text or the reader? The answer in the case of the Bible is “the Holy Spirit inspired author.” We cannot trust subjective feelings.