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I. The Light of God. God is light, because God is light He is Holy. God is light (1 Jn 1:5) God is Holy (1 Pt 1:16). The burning fire was God’s way of accepting the sacrifices brought to Him. By this fire never going out, God was showing His willingness to always accept and pardon the sins of the people.
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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...
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Jan 8, 2024 · Lights on lampstands. Let’s look at three lessons we can learn from Christ’s instruction to “let your light so shine.”. 1. Letting our light shine is unavoidable. Committing to follow Jesus Christ means striving to live a life that stands in stark contrast to this world’s dominant cultures and values.
Jun 6, 2016 · Think of the Bible as a lesson in a kind of spiritual photosynthesis, as God supplies the light man needs, who in turn reflects that needed light out to humanity. With over 200 references to light in the Old and New Testaments, it’s quickly evident this is a major metaphor running its golden thread through the Bible.
Key Point: Jesus is the Light who Guides. Repeat this phrase throughout the lesson. Bible Story: John 10:7-15. Challenge Verse: John 8:12—Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”. Younger Option: John 8:12—Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.
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May 31, 2017 · In verse 6 is the solution: “God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”. There’s the problem: we’re blind. There’s the solution: supernatural, God-given sight of glory. That’s what Jacob is referring to.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven ( Matthew 5:16 ). This may be one of the first verses you learned in Sunday school. No doubt ...
