Did God plan for this fellow to be blind or was he just a victim of circumstance and Jesus, just opportunistic?
Jhn 9:1 And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.
Jhn 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jhn 9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Like I said to Forest Keeper, next time you see a homeless man, don't give him money—congratulate him! And tell him: "Man, aren't you lucky!" If only I were so "blessed."
Jhn 9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him
I think Christ was referirng to the His ability to give him sight, not that he was lbind all his life just so Christ can come by and show His power. God din't make him blind just for that! Blindness like all desease is not from God but from our fallen nature.
And what about the rets of the verse?
4 "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.
Huh? One cannot work at night? Not even God?