John 9.35 is a significant scripture because it is the one place where Jesus Christ Himself
claims to be the Son of God.
Of course, there are many scriptures throughout the New Testament that call the Lord Jesus
Christ the Son of God, but this is a place where He specifically says that about Himself,
that He's the Son of God.
One time I had a guy visit our church and he was trying to bring in false doctrine and
he told me, did you know that Jesus Christ never one time Himself claimed to be the Son
of God?
I instantly flipped open my Bible to John 9.35-37 and showed him where Jesus Christ
said that He was the Son of God.
Listen to what the Bible says in verse 35, Jesus heard that they had cast Him out and
when He had found Him, He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
He answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.
And He said, Lord, I believe, and He worshipped Him.
So there, crystal clear, Jesus Christ is claiming to be the Son of God.
In chapter 10 verse 36, He refers back to this and says in verse 36, Say ye of Him whom
the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, thou blasphemest, because I said, I
am the Son of God.
So this is a powerful passage in the book of John.
Listen to what the NIV does to this passage in John 9 verse 35, Jesus heard that they
had thrown Him out and when He found Him, He said, Do you believe in the Son of man?
So in the NIV, Jesus Christ in John 9.35-37 is just claiming to be the Son of man.
Whereas in the King James Bible, we have a powerful example of Jesus Christ declaring
Himself to be the Son of God.