{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"125 Spiritual Blindness","description":"Episode 125 Spiritual Blindness What are the causes of spiritual blindness? Jesus had some strong things to say about blind leaders seeking to lead blind men. He also gave a strong rebuke to the church of Laodicea regarding blindness. Is it possible for us to be blind and not know it? Spiritual vision is a great miracle that comes to us by the mercy and grace of God. The scriptures teach us that we are all born into this world blind to spiritual things and God must open our eyes to see the unseen and see all things properly as God sees them. Jesus came as a great light into a world of spiritual darkness. Today we want to look again at the issues surrounding spiritual vision and the causes of spiritual blindness.  Spiritual vision is always a great miracle from God  Jesus came into a world of darkness (Matt. 4:16) Blindness is a work of the enemy (2 Cor. 4:4) Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12)   Spiritual vision is a continuous working from beginning to end  Those who have never seen (Matt. 15:13-14) Those who have seen something but not clearly (Mark 8:22-26) Those who have true vision but for whom a vast realm of divine thought waits for a fuller work of the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:15-23) Those who have seen, but have lost spiritual sight and are now blind but think they see (Rev. 3:14-23)   Causes of spiritual blindness  Unbelief (2 Cor. 4:4) Disobedience (2 Peter 1:5-9, I John 2:9-11) Self-seeking in some way (Matt. 6:22-23) Some scriptural examples of those whose eyes were opened  Isaiah (2 Chron. 26, Isaiah 6) \u201cI saw the Lord\u201d Balaam (Num. 22-24, 22:31) \u201cthe Lord opened Balaam\u2019s eyes\u201d Man born blind (John 9) Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-40) Paul (Acts 9:3-8, 26:12-18)   Cure to spiritual blindness  Humility (John 9:41) Honesty (I don\u2019t see clearly) The veil is removed \u201cin Christ\u201d (2 Cor. 3:14) Continually beholding God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 3-4,esp. 3:18, 4:6)   Jesus is the light of life (John 1:4, 8:12)    &amp;nbsp; Some good ministry on this subject by T. Austin-Sparks: http:\/\/www.austin-sparks.net\/english\/books\/spiritual_sight.html  Additional resources at&amp;nbsp; http:\/\/www.ntchurchsource.com\/ Theme song \u201cWill Your Anchor Hold\u201d sung by J. Ashley Milne Comments and questions welcome. Email David@AnchorOfTruth.com  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Anchor of Truth","author_url":"http:\/\/anchoroftruth.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6798576\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/22062024"}