Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God… I. THE OPENING OF THE EYES TO LET IN THE TRUTH. The gospel shows us our dark, lost, and needy state, and the willingness and ample means of God to deliver us. II. THE NEW BIAS OF THE SOUL, AS A CONSEQUENCE. 1. A turning away the mind from darkness and sin. "Men love darkness rather than light" in their natural state. 2. An opposite yearning towards God. III. THE GRAND OBJECT OF THAT NEW BIAS IS THAT THE SOUL MAY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL BLESSINGS. 1. The forgiveness of sins — the crisis of the whole matter. 2. The gift of the inheritance. (E. Craig, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. |
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