John 9:18

John 9:18 says, But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.  The Jews refused to believe the man had been blind.  If they couldn't find Jesus to discredit or silence Him, then they would try to discredit the one He had helped.  If people cannot discredit God directly today, they will attempt to discredit His followers.  We should not be surprised when we are called all sort of things by the world.  The followers of Christ have always been attacked, since God cannot be defeated.  Verse nineteen adds, And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?  The Jews called the parents of the man who had been blind and asked if he were their son who had been blind.  We should not be surprised if people ask others about us when we profess salvation through Christ.  They may be attempting to prove that nothing really happened to make a change in our life.  If this were not the man who had been blind, then either Jesus or he was a liar.  Verse twenty continues, His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:  The parents said that this was their son, which only served to validate the miracle.  When people attempt to discredit God, often all they can really accomplish is to validate His power. Verse twenty-one states, But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.  The parents said they did not know how he had been given his sight.  Just as we cannot be saved by our parents' relationship to Christ, neither can they be saved by ours.  Until an individual meets and accepts Christ as their Savior, they cannot understand the work of Christ to bring salvation.  Verse twenty-two adds, These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.  The parents feared the Jewish leaders because they had said anyone confessing that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.  Since the synagogue was the center of most worship and the Jews were His chosen people, that would be like putting someone out of the church today because they believed in Jesus as their Savior.  The parents again said go ask him.  Even if the once blind man were banned from the synagogue, he would still be able to see.  As followers of Christ, it doesn't matter if we are banned from every church and organization in the world, if we are His disciples, we can never have salvation taken from us.  Verse twenty-three continues, Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. The parents said that the man was of age, so they should ask him.  If people want to know about our salvation, they should ask us.  No one else can really tell them how we were saved.