Had God merely sent his Son, that would have been enough, and more than enough. However, God’s love is a love that goes over and above what could be expected, and which calls us to do likewise.
In the healing of the blind man in John 9 and the response of the religious leaders and teachers that follows, the power of scapegoating is revealed, as is the assurance that Jesus will overcome it.
By Fritz Wendt
The call of Jesus to his disciples required a surrender of all they had previously understood their identities to be.
By Fritz Wendt