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The sovereignty of God and doctrines of grace
What has God decreed and accomplished?
Matthew 11:2-11 shows sovereign grace meeting honest doubt. John's faith wavered, yet Jesus affirms him as the greatest prophet. God preserves his servants through darkness—not removing doubt but giving evidence sufficient for faith.
God meets doubt with truth, not rebuke
The greatest prophet still needed reassurance—so will you
Faith looks to evidence God provides
In the Word Biblical Commentary, Donald Hagner argues all verbs in v.5 are connected—the good news to the poor is a summary of the preceding miracles, connecting proclamation to demonstration
πτωχοί (poor) in Isaiah 61 context means both economically and spiritually marginalized
The passive voice throughout (blind receive sight) implies divine agency
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