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I keep going over and over in my mind about the "blindness" that has overtaken America but this is what the Word says:

Romans 1 (Paul's letter to gentiles)
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

28Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

According to this passage, they aren't blind. They are without excuse. They made a choice to turn from God.

(Apologies for posting this in the wrong forum.)

Good post and it is alright just were it is!

Well, he beat me again, but I too do not see any issue with where it is.
Appears to be a perfect fit.

Thanks guys.

Yesterday my best friend and I were talking while we were at the wellness center (gym). We just kept talking about how fast things have changed and how "blind" people were and how we have never seen anything like it. We had pondered how God has allowed people to be blinded. Then today, I realized that God has "given them over" to a depraved mind.

The realization of that fact has made me appreciate the people who, while not believers, still believe in Biblical principals and strive to live by them. We have many people like that in this part of the country and I am seeing a softening of hearts to the things of God.

On the other hand, those whom God has "given over" are becoming quite hard and even belligerent.

I honestly do not think that they are blind. They see the problems but are too
scard to act. They're afraid that everyone will make fun of or refute them.
Most are merely wearing blinders. They only see what they want to see.
JMO

JWayne wrote:I honestly do not think that they are blind. They see the problems but are too
scard to act. They're afraid that everyone will make fun of or refute them.
Most are merely wearing blinders. They only see what they want to see.
JMO

Wayne, when I read what you said I immediately thought of the GOP (all the republicans in congress & republican politicians) and how only Cheney seems unafraid to speak. I know that's not who you were talking about but that's who came to mind. It fits, don't you think?

absolutely!