At the Dividing Line
Jesus’ two-step healing of the blind man in Mark 8 pointed to the disciples’ limited ability to understand who He was. They needed Jesus to heal them as well. From this text, Alistair Begg explains the absolute necessity of divine intervention for both physical and spiritual recovery. On their own, the disciples could not wrap their minds around the idea of a suffering Messiah. All people need the same divine help to see the cross’s power.
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Jesus’ two-step healing of the blind man in Mark 8 pointed to the disciples’ limited ability to understand who He was. They needed Jesus to heal them as well. From this text, Alistair Begg explains the absolute necessity of divine intervention for both physical and spiritual recovery. On their own, the disciples could not wrap their minds around the idea of a suffering Messiah. All people need the same divine help to see the cross’s power.