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JUDICIAL BLINDING (II)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Jude 4
 
“In whom the god of this
world hath blinded …”
 
JUDICIAL BLINDING (II)
 
The principle of judicial blinding of the reprobate is similarly proclaimed in Jude 4: “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” While they are divinely decreed for destruction, yet they are every bit responsible for their destruction, having their hearts set in opposition to the Lord and His truth. As stated yesterday, “the chargeable cause of the loss of the lost is in the lost himself ” (Buswell).
 
Rev Timothy Tow in his book The Clock of the Sevenfold Will of God explained the doctrine of judicial blinding in this way:
 
“The decretive will is a high mystery of Divine Sovereignty and human responsibility. It may be illustrated by this famous moot question often discussed in the schools of law. Suppose I invite you to come to my party. On the way you trip on a banana skin and break your kneecap. Who is to blame? You or I? Can you sue me at law?”
 
Thus, we see from the above that it is the immediate cause (the one who suffered the broken kneecap) that is to be blamed and not the remote cause (the one who initiated the invitation).
 
How then should we respond to this high mystery of God’s decretive will? Deuteronomy 29:29 has the answer, “The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.” When we preach the gospel of Christ, some will believe, and others will reject. God will save those whom He has ordained unto eternal life (Acts 13:48). Our concern is not to dwell on who are the elect and who the reprobate. This is in the secret will of God. We should focus instead on obeying God’s Word and fulfilling the Great Commission. Do what we must do, and leave the results to God.
 
THOUGHT: What are my human responsibilities in life?
PRAYER: Help me to fulfil my human responsibilities, Father.

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