Where Did This Blindness Come From? - Ep. 954 - August 3, 2026

What happens when religious pride and personal opinion begin to replace the person of Jesus Christ? In Episode 954 of The Smith and Rowland Show, Jeff and Alan examine the spiritual blindness Paul describes in Romans 11 and ask how the same problem may appear in Christianity today. The conversation begins with plenty of humor, including a spirited debate about fiddlers, violins, and the sponsor they believe can restore the fiddlers' reputation. From there, the discussion turns to serious questions about revelation, revival, false spiritual confidence, and the danger of believing that a new interpretation makes someone wiser than God. Jeff and Alan look at:  * Romans 11:25 and the blindness that happened to Israel  * The difference between knowing about Christ and knowing Christ  * How pride can distort a person's reading of Scripture  * Why some revival movements lose their focus  * Israel's restoration and Ezekiel 36  * God's promises, human failure, and salvation through Jesus Christ  * The relationship between government, ideology, and false religion  * Concerns about socialism, Islam, and the loss of biblical discernment  * Whether spiritual blindness can function like a disease within the church The central warning is clear: when people make themselves counselors of God, Scripture gets reshaped to support personal agendas. The answer isn't a deeper sense of superiority, but a return to the Word of God, humility, and the finished work of Jesus Christ. Watch the full episode, then share your thoughts in the comments. Where do you see spiritual blindness affecting the church today? #TheSmithAndRowlandShow #Romans11 #BibleTeaching #ChristianDiscernment #JesusChrist