Sin's Damage to the Human Mind

Originally posted by sonship
For some damaged minds it is hard to work up the will to read the Bible.

For some people to read the Bible is hard.
Yet to watch TV is very easy.

Did you ever ask "Why is it so difficult for me to decide to read the Bible, but so very easy for me to spend so much time to watch TV? "

That a man is so easily repelled away from a book communi ...[text shortened]... the eternal God they are idols and vanity.

Any mind devoted to idols is not a healthy mind.

However, some people refuse to watch Youtube videos. 😏

Originally posted by yoctobyte
I heard this saying once...

"Those that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"

I thank the LORD that I don't live in a glass house. 😏

Originally posted by RJHinds
I thank the LORD that I don't live in a glass house. 😏

That's because all the windows have already been smashed.

Originally posted by twhitehead
I have to agree. I am certainly less blind than you are.

And I am less blind than you. Thank the LORD! 😏

Originally posted by RJHinds
And I am less blind than you. Thank the LORD! 😏

wow, maybe we are all a little blind! no?

Originally posted by twhitehead
As I already pointed out, you simply cannot give a rational argument for your stance. You have lost before you start. Your position is indefensible.

[b]As they grow spiritually, they also see to what extent sin has inflicted twisting and warping of our thinking.
No, they just continue to be mad. I repeat: you cannot rationally show that you are t ...[text shortened]... mad one. You have no way of demonstrating it. Anything you say is just symptoms of your madness.[/b]

"Neener, neener. La, la, la, la, I can't hear you."

Originally posted by RJHinds
I thank the LORD that I don't live in a glass house. 😏

But we do. We all do. God sees straight into our hearts (no matter how we try to hide from Him) and can read them like you read the Sunday paper.

Originally posted by yoctobyte
wow, maybe we are all a little blind! no?

Yes, that is the point.

Some a little, some a lot. Some are only blind in certain "directions" or when looking at certain things. Others live their whole lives in the dark.

We all fall short of the glory of God.

Originally posted by Suzianne
But we do. We all do. God sees straight into our hearts (no matter how we try to hide from Him) and can read them like you read the Sunday paper.

It is my understanding that sonship quoting that saying did not refer to what God sees, because then it would not matter if the house were glass or not. 😏

Originally posted by Suzianne
"Neener, neener. La, la, la, la, I can't hear you."

Exactly. Thank you for putting sonships argument in terms he might understand.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Yes, that is the point.

Some a little, some a lot. Some are only blind in certain "directions" or when looking at certain things. Others live their whole lives in the dark.

We all fall short of the glory of God.

Yes, we do. And yet...

That's the beauty of Christianity. It doesn't condemn you because you fall short of perfect, because you're a sinner. Because we're all sinners, and thanks to Christ, that's not the end. None of us are good enough, but all of us are accepted.
Compare this to Jehovaism or Mormonism, where it's "one strike and you're out". How is that merciful? What does that have to do with God?

Originally posted by RJHinds
However, some people refuse to watch Youtube videos. 😏

Rightly so. You might as well watch Fox News, or The Voice UK.

Originally posted by RJHinds
And I am less blind than you. Thank the LORD! 😏

You may be less blind, but you refuse more steadfastly to see and look, maugre your eyes.

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
You may be less blind, but you refuse more steadfastly to see and look, maugre your eyes.

You mean maugre people showing him the truth.

Originally posted by sonhouse
You mean maugre people showing him the truth.

I can't find a definition for 'maugre'.