Thoughts on Vision

Books by Charles Wages

The human eye is an amazing part of the creation of God. It is fascinating and thought-provoking to consider the striking similarities between our physical vision and our spiritual vision. This booklet looks at several of these comparisons with a prayer that the readers will do further study and expand on this subject for themselves. (22 pp.)

 

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    It is interesting and thought-provoking to consider the striking similarities between physical vision and spiritual vision. A few illustrations will be briefly compared below with a prayer that the readers will further expand on the subject. Vision is entirely dependent upon light. Our eyes are attuned to light waves ranging in length from slightly below four ...
  2. Are You Near-Sighted?
    We have seen in the preceding chapter that the chief aim of Satan is to completely blind the minds of people today, “lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ who is the image of God should shine unto them” (II Corinthians 4:4). If he loses in this primary endeavor, his efforts are then ...
  3. Night Blindness and Vitamin A
    We have noted previously that vision is entirely dependent upon light. The amount of light determines the degree of ability to see clearly. It is apparent from just a superficial reading of the Word of God that “darkness” not only bespeaks of evil but also characterizes this present world system. The Word speaks of “the ...
  4. Color Weakness
    Many people have lower than normal ability to distinguish colors or hues. Those who can see the various hues, but have certain difficulties in distinguishing them, are said to have a color weakness. The color blindness or weakness which we hear about most frequently is red-green color blindness. Incidentally, a much larger percentage of males ...
  5. Perfect Vision
    There probably is no such thing as perfect vision! Someone has said, “our hindsight is always 20-20.” However, a 20-20 vision is not perfect and only refers to an aspect of the intricate mechanism of the eyes. Whether we speak of hindsight or foresight, there are many things that keep us from seeing perfectly. Also, ...
  6. Lessons to Focus On
    As we have seen, many spiritual lessons can be learned and applied from “Thoughts on Vision” In fact, the Scripture speaks often about the eye and seeing and looking—physically, mentally, and metaphorically. Like all parts of the human anatomy the eyes can be used for good or evil. In fact, our Lord taught the great importance ...