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Corinthians 4:3–4 (RSV)
3 And
even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing.
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the
unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of
Christ, who is the likeness of God.
NOTE: If you don't
want to believe, God will give you your wish. He will blind your mind to truth
so that you don't see the light of the gospel. But you say that is unfair.
Well, there are a number of responses to that and I will offer two. One, as
creator of each person and everything, God is under no obligation to act in any
particular manner toward his creation despite our arguments to the contrary.
The owner has the right to do as he pleases. The fact that he does not act in
this manner (as I believe) is actually an issue of mercy (as we will see next).
Two, I do believe that we are all given an opportunity to recognize God and to
believe in Him. Romans chapter 1 says that ever since the creation of the
world, his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity has been
clearly perceived in the things that have been made, so, they (everyone in the
world) are without excuse (for not believing). So having rejected God, many are
blinded. God does offer glimpses and proddings (for a variety of reasons), but
in the end and individual who does not want to believe gets what he chooses,
belief that God cannot exist. My response to my unbelieving friend, if there is
any shadow of doubt, pursue it, because God's mercy is great, and he can open
up the mind to truth is the person truly seeks to know God.
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