The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story

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By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. [ d] ( BA) They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army. But the healing of the blind man pictures what happens whenever God saves a soul through the gospel of Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 4:4-6). He gets the glory and we get the blessing. Our happiness in what He has done for us contributes to His glory. But my point is, the gospel isn’t mainly about how Jesus can give you a happy life for your own sake. It’s about how He can give you a happy life so that you can proclaim His excellencies as you tell others how He called you out of darkness and into His marvelous light (1 Pet. 2:9). This blind beggar did not take the initiative to cry out to Jesus for healing (in contrast to Mark 10:47-48). Rather, Jesus saw Him, and although John does not say it, I’m sure that He saw him as He saw all hurting people, with compassion. Since He came to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10), He reached out to this helpless man and granted him the gift of sight. Think of how this man must have felt: He began the day as he had begun every other day of his dark existence, making his way to a busy thoroughfare where he could beg for alms. We don’t know how the disciples knew that he had been born blind, but it’s likely that to garner sympathy the man cried out all day, “I was born blind; please help!” But he ended that day seeing for the first time in his life!

So this story shows us the great need: the world is born into spiritual blindness. But we also see the great Savior who can open blind eyes. 3. The great purpose: The primary aim of the gospel is to display the glory of God.

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Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul's kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.

Some argue that salvation is a joint effort: God does His part, but sinners must do their part (repent and believe). While there is some truth in this, there is also a fallacy. What is it? Why is it important? Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” [ a] ( H) For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him ( I) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Then it hit him and Cosby thought, “Dumb! Dumb! Dumb!” Ray good-naturedly replied, “I do everything in the dark, brother!” In fact, the Early Church demonstrated these points when people in Jerusalem began to be known for their actions ( Acts 2:9–11).