What does the Bible say about spiritual blindness?
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The Bible teaches that spiritual blindness is a condition affecting those who have not received the Holy Spirit's illumination, preventing them from understanding divine truths.
The Bible emphasizes the concept of spiritual blindness in several passages, illustrating that those in a natural state are entirely unaware of spiritual truths. John Newton highlights this in his reflection on Nicodemus's misunderstanding of the new birth, equating it to a person born blind who can only speak of light in terms borrowed from others. True understanding and perception of spiritual realities come only when God, by His sovereign grace, opens the eyes of the heart (2 Corinthians 4:6). Without this divine intervention, individuals remain ignorant, unable to see the light of the Gospel, which is compared to light that guides the way.
Scripture References:
2 Corinthians 4:6, John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 4:3, Revelation 12:9, Matthew 9:27, John 9, Isaiah 59:10, John 9:1-7, Luke 24:16, John 9:39-41, John 9:1-3, John 9:13-34, John 1:5, John 3:19, 1 Corinthians 2:14, Ephesians 2:1-3, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 24:45, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, Matthew 12:22-23, John 9:25, Ephesians 5:8, 1 John 1:8
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