John 9:30

John 9:30 says, The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. The man stated that herein was a marvelous thing.  First, it was strange that they professed to know nothing about Jesus, especially since they sought to kill Him.  The Pharisees prided themselves on knowing what was going on in the community, but with Jesus performing miracles around them, they professed to not know Him.  There are many people today who take pride in their knowledge of the world, yet even if they have heard of Jesus, profess to know nothing about Who He is.  For the Pharisees, and all like them, that would fall under willful ignorance.  Second, it was a marvelous thing that they should question the divine mission of One Who had performed a divine miracle.  Verse thirty-one adds, Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. The man said that God hears not sinners.  Some believe that means that we have to go to someone here on this earth who is worthy to speak to God for us.  That is not what is being said.  God does not hear sinners who come to Him through any means other than the cross of Jesus.  It also means that even if God works through those who do not believe in Him, it is not because they asked it of Him.  Verse thirty-two continues, Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.  The man asked if anyone in history ever heard of a man blind from birth being given his sight.  This could not be explained in natural terms, nor had any prophet of God ever done such thing.  We can be sure that when God performs a miracle that nothing can explain it away. Verse thirty-three concludes, If this man were not of God, He could do nothing. We today, as His followers, must acknowledge that of ourselves, we can do nothing, but through Christ, all things are possible.