Ephesians 4:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

The understanding

1 Thessalonians 4:5

Alienated

Because

Romans 1:21

Romans 2:19

1 John 2:11

Bible References

The understanding

"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent;

"'I will deliver you from the Jewish people, and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you to open their eyes

For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

For when, in the wisdom of God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of preaching, to save those who believe.

Among them the god of this age has blinded the understanding of the unbelieving so that the sunshine of the gospel of God, should not dawn upon them.

But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.

Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.

Alienated

were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.

For to be earthly minded is enmity against God; For such a mind is not subject to the Law of God, Nor can it be;

But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.

And you, alienated as you once were, hostile at heart in your evil deeds,

Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.

You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.

Because

For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

and are confident that you yourself are a darkness,

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and is spending his life in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.