Originally posted by dj2becker Sorry, I didn't make myslef clear enough:
I believe that when a person sins willfully they are allowing their hearts to be hardened. In this way he/she are bringing 'spiritual blindness' upon themselves. By this I mean they eventually don't seem to be able to see the Truth any longer. They seem to think that they are right and that everybody else i ...[text shortened]... s the Bible says in Hebrews 12:4 - Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
How does allowing your heart to be hardened differ from the case where God purposefully hardens your heart so as to further restrict your free will?
Originally posted by dj2becker Sorry, I didn't make myslef clear enough:
I believe that when a person sins willfully they are allowing their hearts to be hardened. In this way he/she are bringing 'spiritual blindness' upon themselves. By this I mean they eventually don't seem to be able to see the Truth any longer. They seem to think that they are right and that everybody else i ...[text shortened]... s the Bible says in Hebrews 12:4 - Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Originally posted by dj2becker Ignorance is not a sin and can be remedied. The problem is when a person refuses to be remedied from sin which then causes spiritual blindness.
Thats lucky. If ignorance was a sin you'd be in deep trouble