John 9 and 10 Salvation teaching

Here is a teaching which deals with chapters 9 and 10 of John. Nine is where the blind man from birth is healed on a Sabbath day and believes in the Lord and both are persecuted by the Jews. John 10 is a powerful teaching where Jesus states how He is the door and the good shepherd. I am also closing this with a salvation teaching from Romans

First is John chapter 9 where the one blind from birth has his eyes anointed and goes as told to wash, and gets his sight when he does so. This occurs on the Sabbath day which incurs persecution on him, so much so he is thrown out of the synagogue over this and then confesses his belief in and worships Jesus

(John 9:1)  And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

(John 9:2)  And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

(John 9:3)  Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

(John 9:4)  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

(John 9:5)  As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

(John 9:6)  When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

(John 9:7)  And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

(John 9:8)  The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

(John 9:9)  Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

(John 9:10)  Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

(John 9:11)  He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

(John 9:12)  Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

(John 9:13)  They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

(John 9:14)  And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

(John 9:15)  Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

(John 9:16)  Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

(John 9:17)  They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

(John 9:18)  But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

(John 9:19)  And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

(John 9:20)  His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

(John 9:21)  But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

(John 9:22)  These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

(John 9:23)  Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

(John 9:24)  Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

(John 9:25)  He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

(John 9:26)  Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

(John 9:27)  He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

(John 9:28)  Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

(John 9:29)  We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

(John 9:30)  The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

(John 9:31)  Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

(John 9:32)  Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

(John 9:33)  If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

(John 9:34)  They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

(John 9:35)  Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

(John 9:36)  He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

(John 9:37)  And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

(John 9:38)  And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

(John 9:39)  And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

(John 9:40)  And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

(John 9:41)  Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

John chapter 10 goes on with Jesus stating in powerful teachings how He is the door to the sheep and the sheep hear His voice and also speaks of others coming in as a thief. Jesus is the good shepherd who would lay down His life for His sheep as He has the power to do so and does it of love. This is powerful

(John 10:1)  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

(John 10:2)  But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

(John 10:3)  To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

(John 10:4)  And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

(John 10:5)  And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

(John 10:6)  This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

(John 10:7)  Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

(John 10:8)  All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

(John 10:9)  I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

(John 10:10)  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

(John 10:11)  I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

(John 10:12)  But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

(John 10:13)  The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

(John 10:14)  I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

(John 10:15)  As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

(John 10:16)  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

(John 10:17)  Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

(John 10:18)  No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

(John 10:19)  There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

(John 10:20)  And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

(John 10:21)  Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

(John 10:22)  And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

(John 10:23)  And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

(John 10:24)  Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

(John 10:25)  Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

(John 10:26)  But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

(John 10:27)  My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

(John 10:28)  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

(John 10:29)  My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

(John 10:30)  I and my Father are one.

(John 10:31)  Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

(John 10:32)  Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

(John 10:33)  The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

(John 10:34)  Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

(John 10:35)  If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

(John 10:36)  Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

(John 10:37)  If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

(John 10:38)  But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

(Joh 10:39)  Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

(John 10:40)  And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

(John 10:41)  And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

(John 10:42)  And many believed on him there.

Jesus did indeed lay down His life for His sheep and gave His life to redeem mankind from sin. I am now including a salvation teaching from Romans which expounds on that point much more

The first group of scriptures is a statement of purpose to preach the gospel for as Paul states I am not ashamed of the gospel and this word is given so people are indeed without excuse before God

(Romans 1:14)  I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

(Romans 1:15)  So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

(Romans 1:16)  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

(Romans 1:17)  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

(Romans 1:18)  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

(Romans 1:19)  Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

(Romans 1:20)  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

In Romans 3 9- 12 it states both  Jews and Gentiles are under sin and none have done right at all.

(Romans 3:9)  What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

(Romans 3:10)  As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

(Romans 3:11)  There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

(Romans 3:12)  They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

There is no difference here all have fallen short of God’s glory but all can be justified through Jesus, as stated in Romans 3 verses 21-27

(Romans 3:21)  But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

(Romans 3:22)  Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

(Romans 3:23)  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

(Romans 3:24)  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

(Romans 3:25)  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

(Romans 3:26)  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

(Romans 3:27)  Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

In these two passages in Romans chapter 5 Paul explains through the disobedience of one man all were made sinners but through the obedience of one man all were made righteous as Jesus did die for us while we were weak and yet sinners

(Romans 5:6)  For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

(Romans 5:7)  For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

(Romans 5:8)  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

(Romans 5:9)  Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

(Romans 5:10)  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

(Romans 5:11)  And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

(Romans 5:12)  Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

(Romans 5:19)  For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

(Romans 5:20)  Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

(Romans 5:21)  That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Now believers are slaves of righteousness and not sin, and also the wages of sin are death and the gift of God is life eternal through Jesus as explained in Romans 6

(Romans 6:20)  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

(Romans 6:21)  What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

(Romans 6:22)  But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

(Romans 6:23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This passage states how the word is near us and needs to be preached, too and also gives the instructions to be saved which are mainly to confess Jesus as Lord with your mouth and believe that God raised Him from the dead so that you will be saved.

(Romans 10:8)  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

(Romans 10:9)  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

(Romans 10:10)  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Romans 10:11)  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

(Romans 10:12)  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

(Romans 10:13)  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

(Romans 10:14)  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

(Romans 10:15)  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

(Romans 10:16)  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

(Romans 10:17)  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

In the first five verses of Romans chapter five state that we are now at peace with God, can develop patience through trails and also get the Holy Spirit

(Romans 5:1)  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

(Romans 5:2)  By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

(Romans 5:3)  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

(Romans 5:4)  And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

(Romans 5:5)  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

In these two passages in Romans 8 it is stated there is no condemnation anymore and ask if God is with us who can be against us, and that nothing will separate the believer from the love of Christ

(Romans 8:1)  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

(Romans 8:2)  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

(Romans 8:31)  What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

(Romans 8:32)  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

(Romans 8:33)  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

(Romans 8:34)  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

(Romans 8:35)  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

(Romans 8:36)  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

(Romans 8:37)  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

(Romans 8:38)  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

(Romans 8:39)  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Finally in Romans 12 we are now to present our bodies as a living sacrifice and are not to be conformed by the word but transformed by the renewing of our mind. We also are now all part of one body.

(Romans 12:1)  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

(Romans 12:2)  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

(Romans 12:3)  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

(Romans 12:4)  For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

(Romans 12:5)  So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

The message in the epistle of Romans  especially clearly explains the salvation thing from all being short of God’s glory but how God sent Jesus in love to take care of the sin problem so that we would have the gift of eternal life and not death as we all deserve too, and are the wages of sin. God does not any to die eternally but wants people to be saved, for relationship with the believer. God sent Jesus to die wanting this love relationship restored and Jesus complied for the same for us. This death of Jesus on the cross then atoned for our sins which had separated us from God, and now through the gift of God the relationship which God wanted with man can now be restored. There is nothing that can be compared with a relationship with God or nothing that can even come close. I am now including a prayer which will enable you to invite Jesus in your heart and begin this wonderful and incomparable relationship with God. Please pray this prayer with me

Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I confess to You that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. I confess and repent of all of my sins and unrighteousness. Right now I confess with my mouth Jesus as the Lord of my life and believe in my heart that You, God did indeed raise Him from the dead. I thank You for cleansing and forgiving me of all of my  sins and unrighteousness and for saving me. I thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place for my sins, and for the inexpressible gift of eternal life that I now claim through the death of Jesus on the cross. Thank You, Lord, again for saving me. In the Name of Jesus I pray Amen

God bless you and yours