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ered God’s good design in the life of their son. The interview isa precious glimpse into the poignancy of God’s promises in theKnight family. The interview has been transcribed and editedfor readability, and is published here as chapter 4.The ebook concludes with two more sermons. The first,“Born Blind for the Glory of God,” is a sermon Piper preachedin 2010 on John 9. He revisits the fact that the sovereign Godof the universe is sovereign over every disability, and has a gooddesign for every one of his children. Thus, he concludes, abortionfor any supposed genetic defect is simply wrong and contraryto Scripture and to God’s design.Finally, the ebook closes with a sermon from 2009 on John5:1–18. This is the story of an invalid whose physical health wasrestored. He was one man, chosen from a large gathering ofdisabled men and women who were blind, lame, and paralyzed.In this sermon Piper notes the compassion of Jesus, but alsonotes that Jesus chose to heal only one man. We do not yetlive in the age of physical healing, he argues from the text, andmost of those living with disabilities in the church will liveunhealed. And God has a good design in that, too.This ebook is designed for pastors who will be called onto minister God’s Word to God’s people at decisive points intheir lives. The question is not if disabilities will surface in ourchurch, the question is how you will respond when they do? Atthat decisive moment, what will you say?—Tony ReinkeDisability and the Sovereign Goodness of God3
John 9:1–3811As he [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 Andhis disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or hisparents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was notthat this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of Godmight be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of himwho sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one canwork. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”6Having said these things, he spit on the ground and mademud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with themud 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (whichmeans Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.8The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggarwere saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”9Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” Hekept saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to him, “Then howwere your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesusmade mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to SiloamDisability and the Sovereign Goodness of God4
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