Title: Fate to Providence / John 9:1-7
Content Title: Destiny to Providence
Text: John 9:1-7
Subject: Providence
Date: June 14, 1998
the purpose of the sermon
The Gospel of John, written by the community of John, begins with the declaration of the divinity of Jesus, shows seven signs, and proves that Jesus is the Christ. John 9 was written in this context, and the content of the content clearly shows the intention of the editor. It is also to show who Jesus Christ is. The purpose of this sermon is to reveal the editor's intentions without compromising the editor's intentions and to help the children of the juvenile club understand and apply it.
A question arises among the disciples about the beggar who has been blind since birth. That is why this person who was born blind became blind. At the time, people thought that it was due to sin, and the disciples did not deviate from this paradigm. To these disciples, Jesus presents a new paradigm. It is not because of anyone's sin, but because it is to show what God is doing. Jesus healed a blind man as if to prove his words. By healing the blind, Jesus is showing that he is the one who changes fate into providence. We have an element of fate. However, when you meet Jesus, even this fateful thing turns into providence.
Introduction
The whole world is frightened by the fever of the World Cup these days.
In the recent match between Italy and Chile, Chile shattered the expectation that they were objectively inferior and showed better game management than Italy. Interestingly, Chile scored two goals and the player who scored those two goals was Salas. He seemed to say that his name is the player who saves Chile. Also one outstanding defender's name was Magas. Magas did a great job stopping some of the best Italian players. When Magas was substituted in the second half, Baggio of Italy thought he was going to have to do a little bit of work, and immediately induced the handling to make the score 2-2 with a penalty goal. If there was Magas, there was a disappointment.
In the match between France and South Africa, France won 3-0. The player who scored the first goal in France is called 'Dugary'. Did the back cover hit the ball with his foot? Did you hit the ball with your head? As the name symbolizes the back of the head, I put it in the head.
In the future, if I want to raise my child to be a soccer player, I don't know if I should name it "just put it in" or "put it in a lot"
For a long time in Korea, our ancestors thought that we should name ourselves well. It was because they believed that a person's fate was determined in the name.
Some people say through this fact that environmental factors make a certain person? you could say However, in reality, there is a problem that there are people who show symptoms or psychology similar to those of their father even though they grew up in a completely different environment from their father. It turns out that such a person has inherited bad psychology even though the environmental factors are not great. So, such a person investigates the lives of their ancestors, and through this, finds the cause of the symptoms appearing in the present descendants, finds out the cause, and cures the current symptoms by eliminating them.
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In the Bible, there is a verse in the Bible that says that if the ancestors do well, God will reward them for a thousand generations, and if they do something wrong, He will punish them up to the third or fourth generation. So, the Jews at that time thought that when a person was born deformed or crippled, it was because of the sins of their ancestors.
A similar incident occurs in today's text. There was a beggar blind from birth. The disciples wondered whose sin caused this man to become blind. So, I asked Jesus about it.
"Rabbi, whose sin is it that this man was born blind? Is it you or his parents?"
Jesus answered them.
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.”
After saying these words, Jesus spit on the ground. Then, he made mud and applied the mud to his eyes. And then he told him. "Go to the pool of Siloam and wash." Hearing this, the blind man went to the pool of Siloam to wash.
Through the text of the text, we can know that Jesus is the one who changes destiny into providence.
Even if our family is poor, our ancestors are criminals, or I was born with a disability from a young age, when I meet Jesus, I know that Jesus is the one who changes the fate that no one can help with the providence that reveals the glory of God.
This is the story of someone I know well.
The man complained a lot to God when he was young. Why was he born the son of a poor teacher? Since I couldn't be born into a wealthier family, are the only side dishes in my lunch box only kimchi and anchovy? I was worried. What's even more difficult is that my mother was so sensitive that she couldn't stand it when the house was dirty or noisy even a little. He never invited a friend on his birthday for fear of scolding his mother. So, he never told any other friends of his birthday. I went to school always listening to my mom's nervous voices fighting in the morning with my sister. He thought that his mother didn't love him. He thought that even if he had a mother, there was no mother.
Then one day he met Jesus. I realized that God lives and that He loves me. Only then did he understand his mother. My mother was born into a more difficult family than that at a young age, and while taking care of her younger siblings as the eldest daughter, she was beaten up by her grandfather a lot. My mother became sensitive to bad memories when she was young, so she went to the hospital because of it, but she did not get better. Knowing this, the son prayed for his mother. After all, my mother was able to experience God's grace while attending church diligently, such as early morning prayer, and her nervousness was cured. One day, he heard from that friend that he wanted our house to be as peaceful as yours. It has become a harmonious family that others envy.
Everyone in his family was happy because of Jesus. By meeting Jesus and believing in Jesus, his family was able to be happy. (Like a lawyer)
In my opinion, even if it is too difficult and difficult, even if it is accusing others of accusing you of the sins of your parents, when you meet Jesus, Jesus reveals the glory of God through it. Because Jesus is the one who turns fate into providence.
Do any of you have friends who are struggling with their physical problems?. Do any of you have friends who are struggling with family problems? Do any of you have friends who are worried that you were forced to marry because your parents made a mistake and gave birth to you? Do you have friends who are troubled by something that doesn't work out in the pitch-black darkness? Do you have friends who think that I should not have been born?
Jesus is telling us today:
"Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God might be revealed in him... ...As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."