Is mankind under the curse and under the control of satanic powers according to this teaching?
Mankind is under the curse and under the power and control of satanic powers, according to this teaching. II Corinthians 4:3–4 is cited, where the god of this world blinds the minds of those who believe not, meaning the lost are subject to that blinding and control.
Les teaches that it is simply a fact of life that mankind is under the curse and under the power and control of satanic powers. He directs attention to II Corinthians 4:3–4, where the text says that if the gospel is hid, it is hid to them that are lost, and the god of this world has blinded the minds of them who believe not. Les stresses that this blinding is not about not joining a church or not reading the Bible, but about those who will not believe. He also notes this matches what he had said from Romans chapter 8.