Jan 25 - Who Is Jesus?

Read John 9:35-41

Context: Today's reading is essentially the end of yesterday's story. After the blind man was able to see, the Pharisees hounded him to find out more information. The man was very excited and continued to praise Jesus, and the Pharisees threw him out of the room.

Text:
35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
36"Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him."
37Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you."
38Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him.
39Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."
40Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?"
41Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains. (NIV)

taken from http://www.biblegateway.com/

It is easy for me to judge the Pharisees -- and to say that they were so caught up in their own little dynasty that they never would have admitted that Jesus was the Christ...many never did. But then I think back to the time when I wasn't a Christian. I wasn't caught up in religion for its own sake, but I argued just as vehemently that my way was right and those "Christians" were just deceived. I am so thankful that God opened my eyes to the real truth.