Yes, some are unable because Satan blinds the minds of those who do not believe.
According to the Bible, the gospel is hidden from those who are lost, and Satan, the god of this world, blinds their minds so they cannot see its light. Les Feldick emphasizes that this blindness prevents understanding and acceptance until God removes it.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 — This passage directly explains why the gospel is hidden from some and how Satan blinds their minds.
The Bible states that the gospel is hidden from those who are lost (2 Corinthians 4:3). It reveals that the god of this world (Satan) blinds the minds of unbelievers, preventing the light of the glorious gospel of Christ from shining on them (2 Corinthians 4:4). This blindness is the reason some people cannot understand or accept the truth.
Les Feldick explains that the gospel is hidden from those who are lost, and Satan, as the god of this world, blinds their minds. He emphasizes that this blindness affects those who refuse to believe, not merely those who are uneducated or unchurched. Les also notes that the bright attractions of the world can blind people, much like a bright light blinds night driving. He stresses that only God can remove this blindness, and believers are helpless without divine intervention.
Les Feldick teaches that Satan blinds the minds of those who do not believe, using the bright attractions of the world to dazzle them. This blindness keeps the light of the gospel from reaching their understanding, making it impossible for them to see their need for salvation.
Les Feldick emphasizes that unless God strips away the blindness, even believers are helpless to convince the lost. While believers must open the Scriptures, they cannot force belief; an act of God is required for someone to see the truth. He references Lydia in Acts 16 as an example of God opening a heart.
Les Feldick shares that some people have been blinded by reading only what their denomination puts out, instead of searching the Scriptures for themselves. He encourages people to come into the Book and see what it says, freeing them from such one-sided teaching.
Denominational Blindness
Les shares that people can be blinded by only reading denominational material, and encourages searching the Scriptures directly.
Gospel Hidden from the Lost
Les explains that our gospel is hid to them that are lost, and contrasts God's hiding in Luke 18 with Satan's blinding in 2 Corinthians 4.
Blinding of Unbelievers
Les stresses that Satan blinds the minds of those who will not believe, not those who are merely unchurched.
The Dilemma of Blindness
Les notes that the lost have no idea they are lost, and Satan's blindness keeps them from believing the Word.
Worldly Attractions as Blindness
Les uses the analogy of bright lights to show how the attractions of the world can blind people to the gospel.
Why We Can't Get Through
Les explains that the gospel is hid to those who are lost, and believers understand it but the lost do not realize their plight.
Helplessness Without God
Les says that because of Satan's blinding, the lost see nothing to gain and go on in darkness, making it hard to convince them.
God Must Remove Blindness
Les concludes that unless God strips away the blindness, even believers are helpless, and an act of God is necessary for belief.
2 Corinthians 4:3: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
This verse states that the gospel is hidden from the lost, explaining why some cannot perceive it.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
This verse directly attributes the blindness to Satan, who prevents the light of the gospel from reaching unbelievers.
Because their minds are blinded by Satan, the god of this world, as stated in 2 Corinthians 4:4. This blindness prevents them from seeing the light of the gospel.
In some cases, God hid things from people, as with the disciples in Luke 18. However, Les Feldick clarifies that in today's context, the gospel is hidden because Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers.
Believers should open the Scriptures and share the gospel, but ultimately only an act of God can remove the blindness. Les Feldick emphasizes that we cannot force belief.
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