Have you ever wondered how some people can be so resistant, so stubborn, when it comes to things of faith?

Today, we're going to be looking at the reality, the truth revealed in the scripture,

that non-believers, those who don't follow Jesus, are actually

bound in their own minds. This is the morning mindset. It's where we come to get our minds

aligned with the truth of God's word for this day. We'll be doing that today by looking at

2 Corinthians chapter 4, verses 3 through 6. So get out your

Bibles. If you have a morning mindset journal, take it out as well. I want to remind you, we have

kind of a sister podcast to this one called the Evening Mindset, which helps you wind down for the day.

Get your mind back on God's truth after a busy day. You can find out all about it by going

to eveningmindset.com. Okay, friends, before we dig in to 2 Corinthians 4, I want to ask you to pray

with me that we will understand God's word well and apply it rightly. So, Lord, we ask you to show us what

is true of those who do not know Jesus Christ

and show us how we can act for their benefit on their behalf to help them be set free.

We ask in Jesus' name, amen.

All right, friends, as we talk about this issue of mindset,

2 Corinthians 4, 3 through 6, describes the mindset of those who are not believers in Jesus Christ.

It says, if our gospel is veiled, okay, that's that issue of people not being able to understand or accept the gospel.

He says it is veiled to those who are perishing.

In their case, the God of this world, so that Satan has blinded the minds of unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light

of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves,

but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your

servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, let light shine out of darkness, has shown in our

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