Timmy,
According to the bible, the devil can blind us, correct?
II Cor 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not...
(Sidebar) Does that blinding happen BEFORE the potential unbeliever decides to not believe? If so, that blinding should be very, very effective in all cases. But if the blinding happens after the unbeliever decides to not believe, that's redundant effort, considering the devil already gets to claim the souls of unbelievers.
Yet, as if that's not sufficient super-blinding power, our BEST FRIEND in the whole heaven can also blind us, especially if we already deserve it.
John 9:39 "For judgment I am come into the world...that they which see might be made blind. "
John 12:40 "He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see..." (JC quoting Isaiah)
Additionally, as if we needed a third blinding force on top of the first two blinding forces, our own human failures also cause blindness, according to writer of II Peter. He claims that to have not achieved these attributes of good character amounts to BLINDNESS. So we had better not be lacking in the following--
1) diligence
2) faith
3) virtue
4) knowledge
5) temperance
6) patience
7) godliness
8) brotherly kindness
9) charity
"HE THAT LACKETH THESE THINGS IS BLIND..." (
II Pet. 1:9)
So, with so many vested interests (the devil, the god, and our fleshly nature) all awaiting their proper roles toward blinding us, it's a wonder anyone is ever able to pin the tail on the donkey. Dizzy much?
Key of G, please....
Amazing brain,
How sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost,
But now I'm found...
WAS blind, but now I see!
