03/21/26 SIN MAKES YOU STUPID AND CRAZY

03/21/26 SIN MAKES YOU STUPID AND CRAZY

Two of the results of sin.
1
"Sin makes you stupid."
Stupid, in the sense of having poor judgment, not in the sense of having a low I.Q. The Bible says the same thing in different words. Read the book of Proverbs. The person who is hard-headed or a numbskull is called a "fool" in the Bible. This is why there is so much chaos in the world. People are exchanging truth for deception, wisdom for absurdity, reason for feelings.

2
"Sin makes you crazy."
This is not a reference to a person who has a biologically induced chemical imbalance or a person who has been kicked in the head by a mule. I am talking about the person who has filled his body with chemicals that alter his mental functions or attack his emotional stability, and also the person who has focused on aberrant and deviant beliefs and behavior. This is seen with people who have drugged themselves with chemicals or given their minds to pornography and witchcraft (not to mention the extreme side of Communism, Islam, Racism, or Wokism).

All humans have sinned, except Jesus Christ. All sin takes a toll on the sinner. But the sinner who dedicates himself totally to sin's utter degradation, surrenders his body, spirit, and soul (reason, emotion, desire, will, and conscience), will sink to depths they never imagined. They get to the point that they hate themselves for their thoughts, words, and deeds, but they cannot turn from their wicked ways. They are held captive by Satan to do his will, and they will not or cannot believe that Jesus will or can save them. Or they are so corrupted that they have no desire for anything better.

People get "strung-out" on drugs, philosophies, amusements, politics, greed, hatred, pride, jealousy, lust, perversion, success, pleasure, and power to the point that they lose all composure and reasonableness.

This level of wickedness is related to demonic oppression and demonic possession. Sinners start out having sins in their lives but eventually sin has the sinner in its grip. The overthrow of the mind is not only personal, but it can be familial, corporate, and even societal.

Remember, Satan wages war on the mind. It started in the Garden. It continued in the depression of Cain, and it became global in the days of Noah, when all of the thoughts of the heart were only evil continually.

And so, we are seeing God's truth play out today.

We either will draw near to God, or we will be filled with iniquity. We decide on our direction. God has already given us everything we need for life and godliness.