Kress Biblical Resources :: Jesus Is the Light of the World—Offering Proof by Giving Sight to the Blind (John 9:1-41)

Detailed Outline of John

The Word of God, Jesus Christ the Son of God has come to bring light and eternal life—believe in Him

2. The prominent signs and statements that confirm that Jesus Christ is God incarnate and eternal life (Jhn 1:19-12:50)
   2. The public ministry and teaching of the Son of God [largely to the multitudes] in the face of opposition (Jhn 5:1-12:50) (continued)
      5. Jesus is the light of the world [continued]—offering proof by giving sight to the blind (Jhn 9:1-41)
         1. The healing that affirmed Jesus is the light of the world (Jhn 9:1-12)
            1. Jesus departed and saw a man who couldn’t see (Jhn 9:1)
            2. Jesus’ disciples saw a theological question concerning sin (Jhn 9:2)
            3. Jesus saw the opportunity to do the works of God, and demonstrate that He is light of the world (Jhn 9:3-7)
               1. The sovereign reason for this man’s plight (Jhn 9:3)
               2. The short time before the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry (Jhn 9:4)
               3. The statement repeated: I am the light of the world (Jhn 9:5)
               4. The saliva, making of clay, and the Sabbath (Jhn 9:6; cf. Jhn 9:14-16)
               5. The sight restored after washing in the Pool of Siloam (Jhn 9:7)
            4. Jesus’ demonstration of divine power was questioned and confirmed (Jhn 9:8-12)
               1. The man’s identity questioned and confirmed (Jhn 9:8-9)
               2. The man’s healing questioned and explained (Jhn 9:10-12)
         2. The honest testimony of the man born blind, who now saw, that revealed the Pharisees’ blindness (Jhn 9:13-34)
            1. The man’s first testimony before the Pharisees (Jhn 9:13-17)
               1. The men involved and the significance of the day (Jhn 9:13-14)
               2. The miracle recounted and the significant debate (Jhn 9:15-16)
               3. The man’s testimony based on his experience (Jhn 9:17)
            2. The man’s father and mother’s testimony before the Jewish religious authorities (Jhn 9:18-23)
               1. The unbelief of the religious leaders (Jhn 9:18-19)
               2. The uncourageous testimony of the parents (Jhn 9:20-21)
               3. The unjust inquiry of the religious leaders (Jhn 9:22-23)
            3. The man’s final testimony before the Jewish religious authorities (Jhn 9:24-34)
               1. The predetermined unbelief of the religious leaders (Jhn 9:24)
               2. The pointed testimony of the man (Jhn 9:25)
               3. The persistent unbelief of the religious leaders (Jhn 9:26-29)
                  • Another attempt to find fault (Jhn 9:26)
                  • Another answer that identified growing faith (Jhn 9:27-28)
                  • Another accusation implied (Jhn 9:29)
               4. The pure, irrefutable reasoning and growing testimony of the man (Jhn 9:30-33)
                  • He pointed out the irony of their claimed agnosticism—exposing it as unbelief (Jhn 9:30)
                  • He pointed to the power of God and the unavoidable conclusion that Jesus was from God (Jhn 9:31-33)
               5. The perverse reasoning and unjust judgment of the religious leaders (Jhn 9:34)
         3. The holy revelation that leads either to worship, or confirmed blindness (Jhn 9:35-41)
            1. The revelation that leads to faith (Jhn 9:35-38a)
               1. Jesus found the man (Jhn 9:35a)
               2. Jesus referenced the Scriptures in asking about the Son of Man (Jhn 9:35b-36; cf. Daniel 7)
               3. Jesus identified Himself as the One revealed in the Scriptures as the Son of Man–and the man believed (Jhn 9:37-38a)
            2. The reverence/worship that results from faith (Jhn 9:38b)
            3. The result of unbelief in the face of such revelation is confirmed blindness (Jhn 9:39-41)
               1. Jesus came to give spiritual sight to those who were blind, and confirm the blindness of those who claimed to see (Jhn 9:39)
               2. Jesus confirmed that spiritual pride issues in spiritual blindness (Jhn 9:40-41)