Healing the Blind Man Analysis
1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
-These first few lines relate back to Nolans definition of solidarity. He stated that a group’s actions are identified as a whole. In this case, the family is the group, and the sin is the action . By asking Jesus if either the parents or the man sinned shows us that a whole family is responsible if one member sins.
3"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.
- Jesus explains that no one has sinned, but the man was born this way so God’s work can be put in his life.
6Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes. 7"Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
- Jesus’ healing of the blind man was an act of compassion. Nolans definition for compassion is the human emotion that humans feel when they realize another person’s need. He also says that compassion is necessary for solidarity to exsist and for the Kingdom of God to be built here in our lives. By healing this man, Jesus was able to show this man the good of God, inviting him to spread the word of God to others.
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In this summary, Tory is talking about how Jesus healing the blind man was an act of compassion. I agree with this because when he was healing this person, he was comitting a totally selfless act. He was not doing this to impress anyone. Because he had such compassion for this person, he used his power to heal this man. In the end, Tory explains that Jesus was showing this man the good of God by healing him. I believe that today there are miracles which is Jesus' way of showing us the good of God therefore inviting us to spread the word of God to others.
ReplyDeleteI totally understand Tory's analysis of the story of the blind man. I also had this same chapter of John to relect on and I interpreted it a different way.In verse 3: Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life." I thought this verse had alot to do with the saying- everything happens for a reason. The only reason why God would do that is because God wouldn't put us through something we couldn't handle. For example if you get cut from a team you may ask why God would do this to you. But you then realize that God is along side of you, pushing you to do your best and staying positive. Once in our lives we will carry the cross, but God will give us the strength to bear it and will be along side us every step of the way.
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