Once I Was Blind, Now I Can See
There are four kinds of blindness spoken of in the Bible. Overthrowing Anxiety Review One is the physical blindness as in the case of the blind man whom Jesus healed and the disciples asked whether the man was born blind because of sin of the blind man or because of the sin of his parents. The second type of blindness is described in Deuteronomy 16:19 which says, "Thy shall take no gift as a gift blindeth the wise." The idea is a warning against accepting gifts which will influence our minds to overlook faults of the giver. It deters correct judgment.
In mental blindness Second Corinthians 3:14, St. Paul says, "God of this world blinded their minds." and again in verse 4:4 "He that hateth his brother is in darkness and darkness has blinded his eyes." This indicates that hatred prevents us from seeing the good qualities of a person.
Spiritual blindness could be through ignorance or self-will. Jesus spoke of the Pharisees who complained that disciples ate bread without washing their hands and Jesus said about them, "Let them alone that they may be blind leaders and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall in the ditch." Mathew 15:14, Luke 6:39We can be blind to our own mistakes and we can be blind to our own good.We are blind to God's abundant love, His blessings of health and material wealth for us.
In mental blindness Second Corinthians 3:14, St. Paul says, "God of this world blinded their minds." and again in verse 4:4 "He that hateth his brother is in darkness and darkness has blinded his eyes." This indicates that hatred prevents us from seeing the good qualities of a person.
Spiritual blindness could be through ignorance or self-will. Jesus spoke of the Pharisees who complained that disciples ate bread without washing their hands and Jesus said about them, "Let them alone that they may be blind leaders and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall in the ditch." Mathew 15:14, Luke 6:39We can be blind to our own mistakes and we can be blind to our own good.We are blind to God's abundant love, His blessings of health and material wealth for us.
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