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In John 9:3, Jesus told His disciples that
the blindness of a particular man resulted from neither
his sins nor the sins of his parents.
Was this man predestined to be blind from birth?
Answer # 36
Let the Bible itself give us the answer. The man was blind from birth so that "the works of God should be made manifest in him" (verse 3).
Notice verse 4. Jesus said, "I must work the works of him that sent me." God provided certain works for Jesus to fulfill in the sight of the people.
Yes, this man was predestined to be blind from birth. This was a carefully planned situation created by God to make known to the world that Jesus Christ was His Son!
This was one of Christ's greatest miracles. Verse 32 tells us that "Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind."
The Jews knew that no man could perform such a miracle without the help of God. Upon recognizing this, the Jews knew that Jesus was sent from the Father. Yet they denied Him, leaving themselves without excuse.