Evil Makes God's Glory Greater
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.”
I like what Andreas Köstenberger has to say about this:
“The thought here is that even evil ultimately contributes to the greater glory of God. This is true supremely of human sinfulness resulting in Christ’s crucifixion…. Another instance of this dynamic is Pharaoh at the exodus.”
—Andreas J. Kostenberger, John (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
Today’s Scripture