God's Glory - People Are Blinded

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"Now if our gospel remains veiled, it is only veiled from those who are lost and dying, because the evil god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers. As a result the light of the good news, the radiant glory of the Anointed—who is the very image of God—cannot shine down on them. "

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 in the Voice Bible Version

[This is the 3rd lesson of this series]

This is an important lesson for teachers of God's Word to always keep in mind. The Gospel of the God's Kingdom cannot be understood by those who have not been redeemed and renegerated by the Spirit of God.

The god of this world has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts and their minds to the Truth and the need to be reconciled to the God of Creation, Our Heavenly Father.

Ignorance

For those who are merely ignorant, there is hope. They have a chance but they need to hear or have to be taught the Gospel.

For those who have already heard, many only needs others to tell them again. 

And we cannot assume that one has heard or have heard the true gospel.

Stiff Necked

Yet there will still be some who will be blinded by their hubris, their traditions, or trapped by peer pressure,  their own words, or stubborn hearts, or their comfort zones, but that is on them. The work of the teacher is done when they have shared or taught the Gospel of God's Kingdom (see previous lesson). It is not up to them, but to the Holy Spirit to convict the individual who hears the Truth.

We each have our own race to run. We can't run it for another. 

Ministry

So none of us can rest until we have tried to share and teach God's Word. And we shouldn't judge those who have not believed precisely because they have no chance to believe until they have heard.

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Romans 10:13-15

'for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? 
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”'

That would be you.


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