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To be “in Christ” is to be radically transformed, to the roots of our very being. As Paul says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” And again, he speaks of our having died to the old life and risen again with Christ to a life that is new.
I am complete and filled full with the fullness of Christ (Col. 2:9; and compare Col. 1 :19). I am enriched (1 Cor. 1 :5). I am accepted because God's favor has been poured out upon me (Eph. 1 :6). I am light (Eph. 5:8). I am secure in the love of God (Rom. 8:38-39). I am established, rooted and built up (2 Cor. 1 :21; Col. 2:7).
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Mar 13, 2023 · Answer. “I am the Light of the world” ( John 8:12) is the second of seven “ I AM ” declarations of Jesus, recorded only in John’s gospel, that point to His unique divine identity and purpose. In declaring Himself to be the Light of the world, Jesus was claiming that He is the exclusive source of spiritual light.
Who does the Bible tell me I am in Christ? This is the question we’ll explore in this book. Each chapter we’ll con-sider our identity in three ways: • Identity theft: Expose our false notions of identity. • Identity truth: Understand the biblical truth of our identity in Christ. • Identity transformed: Reflect on what it looks like to
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We know David is using natural sunlight as a metaphor for divine or spiritual light, an image used numerous times in Scripture — though it is also true to say that natural light is a kind of metaphorical representation of God, since he is the “true light” (John 1:9). Either way, when we ask what light is, natural or divine, we soon discover that it...
In the natural realm, we depend on the sun’s light for illumination. Our physical bodies have eyes and therefore we need light to show us where we are and where we need to go. We also need it to help us see and avoid or evade the myriad dangers around us. We have good reason to have a natural fear of the dark, because it conceals those dangers. Dar...
David doesn’t explicitly mention “darkness” in Psalm 36, the spiritual counter to God’s light. But he opens the psalm with a description of it: The darkness that concerns David is the “darkened foolish heart” (Romans 1:21) of “the wicked” whose mind “the god of this world has blinded” to keep him from seeing God’s light (2 Corinthians 4:3). And it ...
However, for all those dwelling in such darkness, there is incredibly good news. For Jesus, “the true light, which gives light to everyone, [came] into the world” precisely to dispel this great darkness (John 1:9). And he says, Read that again carefully. Now read this: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4). What do you see...
In this text, the incarnation of Jesus as the Christ bridges the distance between heaven and earth. Discussions about light follow. John says that in Jesus “was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not” (John 1:4–5).
What does your forgiveness mean? You are redeemed — that is, Christ’s sacrifice has bought you back from the forces of sin and evil that once owned and controlled you and made you His. When God looks at you, He does not see a former sinner. He does not see you in light of who you once were.
