A MIND DARKENED BY SIN

 A MIND DARKENED BY SIN

We have asked the question: why do people refuse to come to Christ?

Answer # 1 is: they are unable to come on their own.

Answer # 2 is: their minds have been darkened by sin. When Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, it impacted his total being, including his mind. An unbeliever has a mind but it doesn’t have good thoughts about God. His mind does not have the ability to think correct thoughts about God. His mind cannot adequately and Biblically understand God and spiritual truth!

Scripture, please? Glad you asked. Here are a few:

John 3:18-19

John 8:12

I Corinthians 2:10-14

Ephesians 4:17-24

Ephesians 5:8

There we see the full impact of sin. Sin closed the window of the soul. Darkness is all over the place. People love darkness rather than light. Their “light” is the darkness. They are born spiritually blind to the truth of God.

Romans 12:1-2 says “...be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Colossians 3:2 says “… set your mind on things above …”

Philippians 2:5 “let this mind be in you as it was in Christ Jesus”

Utterly and absolutely impossible without the new birth! That is why the new birth is necessary.

“Amazing Grace-My Chains Are Gone”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YFGzY_8li8