Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. - John 9:41
Our Lord said unto the religious leaders, “If you were blind, you should have no sin; but now you say, we see; therefore, your sin remaineth.”
The simple meaning of these words of Christ to the Pharisees is this: if you were blind and sensible of it, and knew yourselves to be in sin and spiritual darkness, and if you were desirous of the grace of God and the light of his glory and truth, your sin would not be imputed to you. God would have mercy on you and pardon your transgressions. For he came into the world to save sinners, to give sight to the blind, and to set the captive free.
But now you say, “We see!” You think yourselves to be wise and knowing; you stand in no need of a miracle of grace. You need not the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus. You think that you have righteousness and the key of knowledge. You shut your eyes against the clear evidence against you. Therefore, your sins rest upon you and are not laid on Christ.
They sinned willfully against both light and knowledge in rejecting Christ the Messiah! They sinned the sin against the Holy Ghost, who came to reveal Christ, and this sin is never forgiven.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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