Our Mission

The cry of our hearts

In Psalm 27, King David wrote about His only desire being to be with God and to behold His beauty (Psalm 27:4). Here at whattheblindsee.com that's our desire, too. We know that there is nothing better than to be with God; His love is better than life (Psalm 63:3). We want nothing more than to be with Him and to see Him and see Him for who He is.

The problem

There's a problem, though, because we're not naturally like that. None of us naturally love God (1 John 4:19), or seek Him (Romans 3:11). The Bible tells us that we're blind to the things He shows us (Matthew 13:13, 2 Corinthians 4:4). It even goes so far as to tell us that we're dead (Ephesians 2:1). That's not a physical deadness, but rather a Spiritual one that comes as a result of sin.

You see, naturally, we'll seek anything but God. In Jeremiah 2, God paints a picture of His people being like those who turn away from a fountain to run after empty cisterns that can't even hold water (Jeremiah 2:13). God is infinitely great and able to meet every need we have, but we turn from Him to the things He's given us. We worship and serve the creation rather than the Creator (Romans 1:25).

God says that when we choose to worship His creation rather than Him it's sin. He tells us that as we do it we're slowly building up wrath for when He reveals His judgment (Romans 2:5).

God's solution

But God is rich in mercy. He should have sent everyone to hell for disobeying His law and despising Him. He didn't, though. Because of His great love for us and despite our sin against Him, He made us (those who believe on Him) alive in Christ. He sent Jesus Christ as a sacrifice to take the full blow of God's wrath in our place so that all who trust in that sacrifice are saved. Three days after Jesus died, He came back from the dead. God has raised us up with Him and seated us with Him. He's set us in a place where He is going to show us grace and blessings in His Son (Ephesians 2). It sounds to good to be true, doesn't it?

God has called us (believers), justified us, glorified us (Romans 8:30), forgiven our sins (1 John 1:19), made us alive (Ephesians 2:5), opened our eyes and ears (Matthew 13:16), is preparing a place for us, and will spend eternity with us (John 14:3). This is entirely of His grace, and we did not (and cannot) do anything to earn it (Ephesians 2:8-9).

So now we can see, we can hear, we can respond to God. We're not slaves to sin. We're able to see that beauty—though in a mirror dimly for now (1 Corinthians 13:12)—and be with Him (1 John 4:4).

Our response

Our response is to love Him (1 John 4:19). He has reconciled us to Himself and given us the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18). So we implore people to be reconciled to God. We implore the saved and the unsaved. We declare God's beauty through His Gospel, through His Law, through Creation, and through our lives.

Practically speaking

Practically speaking: we write. We have a Bible Study Blog that's currently going through the book of John. One of our writers opens up the the next section and writes a Blog post on it every Friday. We also have a General Blog where any writer can write about any subject (related to God and His Word) at any time.

The length and the style of our posts vary a lot because we have a large variety of writers. Not many of our writers are scholars, theologians, pastors, or preachers. Most of us are around college-age, and we're just beginning to know God. That's why we named the site the way we did. Most of us have just come from darkness to light. We can see, but we've spent so much time blind that we're not terribly good at seeing. God's still working in all of us.

We hope you choose to join us; hang out, comment, introduce yourself on the forums, and read our blog. All of our resources are free, and can be used for any non-profit use. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.