Because they love darkness rather than light, since their deeds are evil and they hate the light that exposes their sin.
Scripture states that light has come into the world, but people love darkness because their deeds are evil. Les Feldick emphasizes that this is the Adamic nature inherited from Adam and Eve, causing everyone to naturally run from God and refuse to step into the light.
John 3:19-20 — Jesus directly explains why people do not come to the light: they love darkness because their deeds are evil, and they hate the light because it exposes them.
In John's Gospel, Jesus declares: "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." The following verse states: "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." This indicates that the unregenerate avoid the light to keep their evil deeds hidden. In contrast, those who do the truth come to the light so that their deeds may be shown to be wrought in God. The Bible also reveals that no one naturally seeks God: "There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God" (Romans 3:11). God is the one who seeks and draws people, as seen in the example of Lydia, whose heart the Lord opened.
Les Feldick teaches that the reason people do not come to the light is rooted in the Adamic nature inherited from Adam and Eve. He points back to Genesis 3, where Adam and Eve ran and hid from God rather than face Him. That same human nature persists today: people prefer spiritual darkness because the light of the Gospel reveals their sinfulness, and they do not want to see it. Les also emphasizes that no human being ever seeks God. God is always the seeker and makes the first move, prompting a response. Even in evangelism, believers teach the Scriptures but cannot force anyone to believe; it takes an act of God. Les uses the example of Lydia, whose heart God opened, to show that salvation is God's work from start to finish. The god of this world also blinds the minds of unbelievers, and unless God strips away that blindness, even believers are helpless to convince them.
According to Les Feldick, the Adamic nature is the fallen condition inherited from Adam and Eve. In Genesis 3, after they sinned, they heard the Lord in the garden and ran to hide instead of coming to meet Him. Jesus described the same attitude in John 3: people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. Les applies this to today, stating that it is human nature to run from God and remain in darkness because the light exposes our sinfulness.
Les Feldick teaches that no one in the human race ever seeks God by personal desire. He states that beginning with Adam and Eve, no human being seeks God. God is always the seeker and always makes the first move, prompting a human being to respond. Romans 3:11 confirms this: "There is none that seeketh after God."
The Gospel light reveals what people are really made of — their sinfulness. Les explains that people refuse to step into the light because the first thing the light shows is their sinfulness, and they do not want to see or hear that. He recounts a lady who told him that ever since coming to his class, all she saw every day was her own sin, and she never used to see it.
Les Feldick teaches that the god of this world, the devil, blinds the minds of unbelievers so the light of the glorious gospel of Christ cannot shine unto them. Unless God strips away that blindness, even believers are helpless to convince the masses of their need. This explains why it is so hard to convince people of their need of salvation.
Scripture says that he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God. Les Feldick paraphrases this as he that doeth, believeth, or responds to the truth comes to the light. This is the contrast to those who hate the light — the one who responds to God's truth is not afraid to have his deeds exposed.
No One Seeks God
Les teaches that no one in the human race ever seeks God; God is always the seeker and makes the first move.
The Light Exposes Sinfulness
Les explains that people love darkness rather than light because the Gospel reveals their sinfulness, and they do not want to see it.
Refusing to Step into the Light
Les says the Word is nigh every human being, but they refuse to step into the light because it reveals what they are really made of.
Satan's Blinding and Lydia's Example
Les teaches that the god of this world blinds people's minds, and unless God strips away that blindness, believers are helpless. God opened Lydia's heart.
Hiding from the Light Like Adam
Les connects John 3:19-20 to Adam and Eve hiding from God; people still run and hide rather than come to the light.
Adam and Eve Ran from God
Les shows that John 3:19 reflects the Adamic nature — Adam and Eve ran and hid from God, and human nature has never changed.
The Light That Lights Every Man
Les explains that Jesus is the true light which lights every man coming into the world, which is why people are without excuse.
Those Who Respond to the Truth
Les explains that he who believes or responds to the truth comes to the light, contrasting with those who hate the light.
John 3:19: And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
This verse directly states why men do not come to the light: they love darkness because their deeds are evil.
John 3:20: For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
This verse explains that those who practice evil hate the light and avoid it to prevent their deeds from being exposed.
John 3:21: But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
This verse presents the contrast: those who do the truth come to the light so their deeds are shown to be from God.
Romans 3:11: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
This verse confirms that no one naturally seeks God, supporting the point that God is the seeker.
Romans 3:12: They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
This verse emphasizes the universal fallen condition of humanity under the old Adam.
Acts 16:14: And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
This verse shows that the Lord opened Lydia's heart, illustrating that God makes the first move in salvation.
Genesis 3:8: And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
This is the example of Adam and Eve hiding from God, which Les uses to show the Adamic nature of running from the light.
The Bible says people love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil (John 3:19). They hate the light because it exposes and reproves their evil deeds, so they refuse to come to it.
According to Les Feldick's teaching from Scripture, no one naturally seeks God. Romans 3:11 states, "There is none that seeketh after God." God is always the seeker and makes the first move.
The light of the Gospel reveals human sinfulness. Les Feldick explains that people avoid the light because it shows what they are really made of — their sin — and they do not want to see it.
After they sinned, Adam and Eve hid from God in the garden rather than coming to meet Him (Genesis 3:8). Les Feldick teaches that this is the same Adamic nature that causes people to run from the light today.
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