Jesus first asked a general question to His disciples. Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah (anointed or chosen one), the Son of the Living God.”(Matthew 16:16). As they walked, Jesus asked them, “Who do people say I am? The disciples said, John the Baptist, Elijah, or a prophet, like Jeremiah (Matthew 16:14). We have the light that leads to eternal life with Him! If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.' When we see Jesus as our Savior, we no longer walk in darkness. In John 8:12, Jesus said, 'I am the light of the world. The Pharisees claimed to see, but Jesus said they were blind (John 9:41). Jesus said, “I entered this world to render judgment-to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.” (John 9:39). They did not see Jesus as a gift from God, the Messiah (chosen or anointed one). Why did they refuse to believe in Jesus? The answer is that the Pharisees could see with their physical eyes, but they were blind spiritually. They told the man that they were disciples of Moses and not Jesus (John 9:28). They did not believe that Jesus was sent by God. He became a follower of Jesus! The Pharisees were not pleased. The man received both his physical sight and His spiritual sight that day. The man told Jesus that he believed Jesus was God's Son and then worshiped Him (John 9:38). Soon after Jesus healed the blind man, He revealed to the man that He was the Son of God.

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