I copied a very short commentary by Henry Mahan today. In it he mentions the means God uses being foolishness and distasteful to the natural mind. There is no better explanation to what I am doing. I am the spittle at best and it humbles and amazes me that God may find any use for my babblings. I pray that it may please Him to use this tattered vessel to proclaim His glory through the ignorance of my writings. May He be our teacher and anoint us with His blessing by His means.
Extras: I made a few subtle changes to my websites. First please take a minute and sign my guestbook. I have added it somewhat as encouragement to me but also that others could be blessed by reading others testimonies and thoughts. Simply enter here and click POST and add any encouraging words. (FYI anybody can view anyone’s post it is all-public i.e. Guestbook and not e-mail). Next as I mentioned I am a student here with you as well. With that I wanted to let you know resources I use in studying. It is almost true you can find anything on the net.
Blue Letter Bible has nearly ever version of the bible with quick scripture look up. It includes excellent word and topical concordance along with a complete Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. It also has some commentaries but I do not care for them that much.
A.W. Pink,Exposition of the Gospel of John complete commentary on John done by Pink and is fairly indepth and deep.
J.C. Ryle,Commentary on the Gospel of John It is great reading this one. I read this, then find the same thing quoted in Pink’s commentary, then written word for word in Henry Mahan’s commentary. (then I copy it once more).
Jhn 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,
Jhn 9:7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
- Did the clay and water have any healing power?
- What does “Siloam” mean and is it important?
“Many writers spend a great amount of time discussing the spittle, the dust, the clay, and the meaning of each. All for which we have no scriptural proof. But one thing is clear, our Lord used means which had no virtue nor healing power at all in themselves and means which were foolish and distasteful to the natural mind. So it is that by preaching of the gospel of Christ, the spiritually blind and dead are made to see and live. It is foolishness to the world (I Cor 1:21-24). The preacher and his words have no power to save, the power is of God” Henry Mahan
We should not look to the dust for there is no healing power in it. We should not look to the spittle for there is no healing power in it. We should not look to the water for there is no healing power in it. So many times man looks to an event, act or profession for their salvation when there is no healing power in it. How do you know you are saved? I fear that if you are looking back or at anything you have done, or a moment in your life you are looking in the wrong direction. It was Christ that found this man. It was Christ that anointed his eyes. It was Christ that gave him sight. It was grace that saved. When this man before us first saw he did not cry ‘I see because I believed’, he did not rest on ‘I was submersed in water so I now see’, God forbid. He knew his sight was solely on the merits and grace of God. Dear reader, who gave you your sight? How do you know you are saved? What do you cry?
