Spiritual Blindness(+) refers to hard-hearted people who cannot “see” or understand the spiritual principles of God, because they refuse.

See also Lukewarmness, and Backsliding.

• Explained John 1:5; 1Cor 2:14
• The effect of sin Isa 29:10; Matt 6:23; John 3:19; John 3:20
• Unbelief, the effect of Rom 11:8; 2Cor 4:3; 2Cor 4:4
• Uncharitableness, a proof of 1John 2:9; 1John 2:11
• A work of the devil 2Cor 4:4
• Leads to all evil Eph 4:17-19
• Is consistent with communion with God 1John 1:6; 1John 1:7
• Of ministers, fatal to themselves and to the people Matt 15:14
• The wicked are in Ps 82:5; Jer 5:21
• The self-righteous are in Matt 23:19; Matt 23:26; Rev 3:17
• The wicked wilfully guilty of Isa 26:11; Rom 1:19-21
• Judicially inflicted Ps 69:23; Isa 29:10; Isa 44:18; Matt 13:13; Matt 13:14; John 12:40
• Pray for the removal of Ps 13:3; Ps 119:18
• Christ appointed to remove Isa 42:7; Luke 4:18; John 8:12; John 9:39; 2Cor 4:6
• Christ’s ministers are lights to remove Matt 5:14; Acts 26:18
• Saints are delivered from John 8:12; Eph 5:8; Col 1:13; 1Thess 5:4; 1Thess 5:5; 1Pet 2:9
• Removal of, illustrated John 9:7; John 9:11; John 9:25; Acts 9:18; Rev 3:18
• Exemplified
– Israel Rom 11:25; 2Cor 3:15
– Scribes and Pharisees Matt 23:16; Matt 23:24
– Churches of Laodiceaa Rev 3:17