May 9, 2017
There are many literary forms contained in the Bible’s sixty-six books, and are all God-inspired and should be preached. Just as texts differ in their literary forms, so pastors must adapt the structure of their sermons to each passage. Dr. Albert Mohler uses the account of the blind man who received his sight in John 9 as a strong example of allowing the biblical narrative itself to explain the Gospel’s truth. This story of a man who obeyed the Lord’s commands and received both physical and spiritual sight leads naturally to the question Jesus asked that day: Will we see Him or, thinking we see, remain blind?
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