Will Jesus Grant You Sight?

November 4, 2025

“And Jesus said, ‘For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind” (John 9:39 NASB95).

Why did Jesus come into this world?  It was for judgement.  But how can this be reconciled with Jesus’ earlier statement in John chapter 3?  Jesus said to Nicodemus, “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him” (John 3:17). Jesus did not come to earth with the goal of condemning mankind.  No, He came to save.  He came to offer eternal life.  Nevertheless, the words of Jesus, which embody truth and light, will by their very nature create a separation.  In John 9:39, Jesus uses the word “judgement” not in the sense of condemnation, but in the sense of separation based on the response of people to His word.  Some, when they hear the words of Jesus, will come into the light, but some will reject His word and go farther into the darkness. This type of judgement is unavoidable.

And what is the judgment?  That those who do not see may see.  Who are those who do not see in this passage?  It is those who have been in darkness but who long for the light.  It is those who recognize their spiritual poverty but hunger and thirst for righteousness.  It is those who recognize their spiritual ignorance and their need for God.  It is those who, like the tax collector of Luke 18, beat their breast and cry out to God, “Be merciful to me, a sinner!” (Luke 18:13).  It is people like this to whom Jesus will grant sight!

But on the other side of this separation are those “who see.”  Jesus came that those who see may become blind. Who are those who see?  It is those who are like the Pharisees.  It is those who are self-righteous.  It is those who think they already know all the answers.  It is those who think they already have their lives together.  It is those who are impressed with their own spiritual performance.  It is those who are so sure that they already see.  Jesus says it is these who will become blind because they will reject Christ and His word.  It is those who say, “we see” who will remain in their sins (John 9:41).

In all of this, there is encouragement and warning for you and me.  On which side of the divide will you fall?  Will Jesus grant you sight?    It all depends on our willingness to recognize our spiritual need and to humbly listen to the words of Jesus.

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Posted by Scott Colvin

Does God Truly Want All to be Saved? 

April 3, 2023

Is it the case that God chose some individuals, before time began, to be saved? Did God choose others, before they were born, before they had an opportunity to choose or reject Christ, to be eternally lost? If so, is it therefore the case that Jesus died only for the elect and not for the whole world? These are doctrines that are taught by many well-meaning people in Christendom. But do these doctrines line up with scripture? 

Hear the words of Jesus: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” (John 3:16-17 NAS95) Did Jesus die only for the elect, or for the whole world? Is His offer of salvation only for some, or for anyone who will believe? 

Jesus says in John chapter 5, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgement, but has passed out of death into life.” (John 5:24 NAS95) Again, is Jesus offering eternal life to all? Is He offering life to anyone who will hear and believe? Or is He only offering life to those individuals who were already chosen for salvation before time began? If that is the case, how can Jesus say they have passed out of death into life, if they already had life? 

What about the following scriptures? Paul writes to Timothy that God, our Savior, “…desires all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.” (1 Timothy 2:4 NAS95) Or consider what Peter wrote, that the Lord is “not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9 NAS95) What is God’s desire? It is for all people to be saved! He does not wish for any to perish, but for all to repent! Is this really God’s desire? If so, how could we conclude that He was pleased to condemn the majority of mankind to the fires of hell before they had a choice to accept or reject Jesus? Are we to believe that God truly desires for all to repent, but created most people with the complete inability to do so? Do these ideas line up with the plain statements of the word of God? 

I am so thankful that God does indeed desire all people to be saved. He gives all people the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel. This is the plain testimony of scripture. Praise God for sending His Son to rescue from eternal condemnation any and all who will hear and believe! 

—Scott Colvin 

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Posted by Russell Holden