The eighth book in the Finney and Spurgeon Face to FaceFinney and Spurgeon Face to Face series is The Cause and Cure of Spiritual Blindness The Cause and Cure of Spiritual BlindnessThe Cause and Cure of Spiritual Blindness , which can lead to Moral Insanity and Judicial Blindness. The Cause and Cure of Spiritual Blindness The Cause and Cure of Spiritual BlindnessThe Cause and Cure of Spiritual Blindness teaches the meaning of and practically applies Jesus’ words in John 9:39-41, a very confusing passage of Scripture for many people: “Jesus said, ‘For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.’ Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, ‘What? Are we blind too?’”

I have chosen the title The Cause and Cure of Spiritual Blindness because Spiritual Blindness seems to describe a problem in our day that is causing the Moral Insanity and Judicial Blindness which explains the unexplainable decisions of too many leaders in business, politics, and religion and those who follow them around the world. A person can begin to disobey God because of spiritual blindness, and if they persist in disobeying God and rejecting the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the result will often be Judicial Blindness, where God condemns them to never seeing and understanding the truth that they have persistently rejected. A good example of the punishment of Judicial Blindness was God’s judgment on Pharaoh, who persistently rejected God until God hardened his heart in punishment so that he would not see or obey the Truth. Spiritual blindness can also lead to Moral Insanity, where people sin to such an extent that their behavior must be deemed insane or deranged in the moral or ethical realm for it is so destructive of others and themselves. Judicial Blindness also leads to increasing moral insanity, and the morally insane are living through the consequences of their rejection of God. Moral Insanity can lead to Judicial Blindness and also to imprisonment, death, and eternal punishment.

I have chosen the title The Cause and Cure of Spiritual BlindnessThe Cause and Cure of Spiritual BlindnessThe Cause and Cure of Spiritual Blindness because Spiritual Blindness seems to describe a problem in our day that is causing the Moral Insanity and Judicial Blindness which explains the unexplainable decisions of too many leaders in business, politics, and religion and those who follow them around the world. A person can begin to disobey God because of spiritual blindness, and if they persist in disobeying God and rejecting the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the result will often be Judicial Blindness, where God condemns them to never seeing and understanding the truth that they have persistently rejected. A good example of the punishment of Judicial Blindness was God’s judgment on Pharaoh, who persistently rejected God until God hardened his heart in punishment so that he would not see or obey the Truth. Spiritual blindness can also lead to Moral Insanity, where people sin to such an extent that their behavior must be deemed insane or deranged in the moral or ethical realm for it is so destructive of others and themselves. Judicial Blindness also leads to increasing moral insanity, and the morally insane are living through the consequences of their rejection of God. Moral Insanity can lead to Judicial Blindness and also to imprisonment, death, and eternal punishment.

The meanings of Spiritual Blindness, Judicial Blindness, and Moral Insanity are summarized by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans: “Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:28-32—NIV).

The meanings of Spiritual Blindness, Judicial Blindness, and Moral Insanity are summarized by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans: “Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:28-32—NIV).

By reading Finney’s sermon, you will learn about the causes of Spiritual Blindness and the consequences of Judicial Blindness. Finney warns us not to do what will lead to both, and the cure is to stop doing what leads to both and turning to Jesus Christ in faith. Finney’s sermon is a dire warning against turning from the Truth. By reading Spurgeon’s sermon, you will be encouraged to turn to Jesus Christ, who is the only Person who can heal your Spiritual Blindness and save you from Judicial Blindness. Both Finney and Spurgeon warn against turning from the Truth in Jesus Christ, and both describe the consequences of doing so. Spurgeon gives the Good News of God’s Grace in powerful ways to those who feel their spiritual blindness and seek spiritual light.

By reading Finney’s sermon, you will learn about the causes of Spiritual Blindness and the consequences of Judicial Blindness. Finney warns us not to do what will lead to both, and the cure is to stop doing what leads to both and turning to Jesus Christ in faith. Finney’s sermon is a dire warning against turning from the Truth. By reading Spurgeon’s sermon, you will be encouraged to turn to Jesus Christ, who is the only Person who can heal your Spiritual Blindness and save you from Judicial Blindness. Both Finney and Spurgeon warn against turning from the Truth in Jesus Christ, and both describe the consequences of doing so. Spurgeon gives the Good News of God’s Grace in powerful ways to those who feel their spiritual blindness and seek spiritual light.