Spiritual Corruption

Spiritual Corruption - Isaiah 5:21

The fifth woe condemned spiritual corruption. "Wise in their own eyes" is an expression for arrogant self-reliance. Revelation from God, who alone knows all things, is the only firm foundation for all true knowledge (see Prov 3:7; 26:5, 12; 28:11).

Sin is very clever; it always brings forward its reasons, its arguments. Sin knows us so well; it knows that we like to think of ourselves as highly intelligent people. So it does not just tell us, "Do this"; it gives us reasons for doing it, and they appear to be so wonderful. But the whole point is that in reality they are specious; they are empty and foolish. The reasoning is always false reasoning. The arguments are always wrong