You'd think at this point it's time for the Pharisees to cry 'uncle' and give credit to Jesus for a true miracle, right? Wrong. Now things get ugly as the Pharisees bring the man back in for round two.

The religious leaders begin by calling Jesus a sinner, which the man brushes off by stating: "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see" (vs. 25). His reply is terrific because it forces the Pharisees to look past their presuppositions with Jesus and focus on the reality that's staring them (literally) in the face.

I love what happens next. The Pharisees ask the man to repeat his story yet again, to which he responds: "I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?" (vs. 27).

Whenever I feel a discussion with a skeptic or atheist is going around in circles and I'm having to repeat myself with the evidence concerning Christ I've already supplied, I'll ask something along the lines of: "Before we cover this same ground again, let me ask you: what's the bottom line for you in this? Are you truly interested in knowing the truth about Jesus and ready to bow your knee to Him as Lord if your questions are satisfied?" You'd be surprised at the responses I get, a lot of which can be summarized as "No".

The reaction the once-blind man got from the Pharisees on this matter was visceral: "They reviled him" (vs. 28). The Pharisees aren't interested in following Jesus nor are they interested in hearing any more evidence or testimony that validates His Messiahship. They refuse to believe the truth they've found.