Blindness by Gary Rose

Some time ago, I posted about the concept of “Cognitive Dissonance.” As you will remember, this is what human beings do when they see something that just doesn’t fit into their world view, their basic core of beliefs – so, unwilling to change, they twist reality to still believe in something that has just been proven WRONG. When people do this, they place their ideas above the plain instruction of God and disobey HIM. This is as old as the famous episode of Adam and Eve’s rebellion against the Almighty. And- make no mistake, Satan is right there, blinding them from the truth.

The apostle Paul said...

2 Corinthians 4 ( World English Bible )

¹ Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.  ² But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.  ³ Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;  ⁴ in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.  ⁵ For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake;  ⁶ seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,”*who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 

When people just believe what they want to believe and ignore God, they have hardened their hearts to the truth. If they persist in this, they will be lost, period. God wants everyone to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. Stay away from every form of sin, it WILL KILL YOU.

But, what is sin?

The Bible describes it very plainly. Here is a sample of the difference between sinful attitudes and actions and those that please God...

Galatians 5 ( WEB )

¹⁶ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.  ¹⁷ For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.  ¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  ¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,  ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, ²¹ envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 

  ²²  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,  ²³ gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.  ²⁵ If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit. ²⁶ Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. 

Do yourself a favor, choose God’s way, the end result will be eternal bliss in heaven. Choose the way of Satan and you will regret it forever in hell. Just that simple. I pray that you will make the godly choice!