| The Blindness of the Wicked |
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| Written by Tim Stephens |
| Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:47 |
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Romans 1 says "their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools" (v21,22), "God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts" (v24), "God gave them over to degrading passions" (v26), and "God gave them over to a depraved mind to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, ..." (v28,29) The theme is clear, the wickedness of people is allowed to reap its consequences. God turns people over to the depravity and lusts of their minds and they in turn reap death for what they sow. This is evident in the world around us. The ancient Greek Spartans evaluated babies and if they were not strong enough or had a defect they were either killed (tossed over a cliff, left to die on the hillside) or they were taken from their family to be raised as a slave. We look at that today and consider it barbaric and cruel, yet our society commits atrocities much worse. We start with the first step in any process of killing, dehumanization. By calling it abortion, a fetus, or an embryo we dehumanize our victim before killing it. The depravity and utter wickedness of people who defend and perform such acts is a clear testimony to the accuracy of the Bible in depicting human nature. My God grant mercy in opening the eyes of people to the wickedness in their heart. |




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