Lists – Our Progression of Belief: God’s Role, Our Role
God’s role in our progression of belief (John 9, the man born blind)
- v.1-7 God acts on our behalf.
- v.5 He tells us what is true (gives us spiritual sight and spiritual light).
- v.7 He asks for our obedience, our positive response to Him.
- v.7 He gives us personal evidence to hold onto.
- v.16,17,24-25,31-33 He helps us to reason through who God really is, in the light of the personal evidence He has given us.
- v.35 He comes to find us to lead us to personal faith in Himself.
- v.37 He lets us “see” Him, and He talks to us personally.
Our role in the progression of belief
- To obey (act on what we hear)
- To respond to the personal evidence that God gives us
- To respond to the truth about Jesus
- To believe in Jesus
- To worship Him
Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” (John 9:38 NKJV)
