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NASB | Mark 4:15 "These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 4:15 "These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. |
Subject: satan allowed to blind minds? |
Bible Note: Dear believer57, Thanks for your response. You said,"Belief is a matter of choice." How can that be if satan is allowed to blind minds? I agree with many of your points, however I do not agree with you when you say salvation is not available to unbelievers. Why are they unbelievers, is the first point that I was trying to make with reference to Mark 4:15. An unbeliever or a believer for that matter may hear the truth, but as soon as either one hears the truth, satan comes and takes the truth from out of their minds. Just because I am a believer does not mean I know or have the truth, does it? In 2Cor 4:4 satan is without a doubt called the god of this world and is stated as being able to blind the minds of them which believe not. It does not differentiate whether the referrence is to unbelievers or believers, just those that believe not. And keep in mind when they have heard the truth as stated in Mark 4:15 that satan comes and takes away the word that is sowed in them. An example would be a recent debate I was in regarding Gen 6 and whether the sons of God are angels or men. Both sides in the debate are believers, yet the truth of whether the sons of God are angels or men is being held in darkness by satan according to Mark 4:15(the truth is taken away) and 2Cor 4:4( the god of this world has blinded their eyes from the truth). One side has the truth and one side believes a lie, and yes there is a possibility that both are wrong, yet both sides are believers and yet it is obvious the truth has been taken away or blinded from their understanding. One of the sides debating the sons of God as angels or men is in unbelief of what the other believes, is it not satan, with 2Cor 4:4 and Mark 4:15 in mind, that is causing the unbelief? Another example can be about a believer who went to church all the time and then something terrible happens to them. The terrible thing that happens to them is caused by satan and causes them to no longer maintain their belief. If what you have said, unbelievers have no salvation, is true, then God would not allow this unbeliever who was blinded by satan to have salvation because the unbeliever who was once a believer was blinded by satan and therefore lost his or her salvation. Is this what you are stating when you say unbelievers have no salvation? How are you sure of the source of a persons unbelief? With all this in mind, my question is, how can we judge whether an unbeliever has salvation if the unbeliever is allowed to be deceived? I am interested in your thoughts. Bless you, Love Fountain |