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In the book of 1 John 1:5, it says "God is light" which means that God is part of the system that provides light to the whole universe. God created light, Genesis 1:3 and is light. Bible commentators such as John W. Ritenbaugh see the presence of light as a metaphor of truth, good and evil, knowledge, and ignorance. [4] In the first Chapter of ...
[3] [4] The term "Life of the World" is applied in the same sense by Jesus to himself in John 6:51. [2] Light is defined as life, as seen in John 1:4, "In him was life; and the life was the light of men". Those who have faith through him will have eternal life. In John's Gospel, "darkness is present in the absence of light; the absence of ...
16: Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. The World English Bible translates the passage as: 15: Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 16: Even so, let your light shine before men;
Two different models of the process of creation existed in ancient Israel. [15] In the "logos" (speech) model, God speaks and shapes unresisting dormant matter into effective existence and order (Psalm 33: "By the word of YHWH the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their hosts; he gathers up the waters like a mound, stores the Deep in vaults"); in the second, or "agon ...
The parable is the source of the proverb "to hide one's light under a bushel", the use of the word "bushel", an obsolete word for bowl (now relegated to usage as a unit of measure), appearing in William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament: "Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth ...
O radiant light, O sun divine Of God the Father's deathless face, O image of the light sublime That fills the heav'nly dwelling place. O Son of God, the source of life, Praise is your due by night and day; Our happy lips must raise the strain Of your esteemed and splendid name. Lord Jesus Christ, as daylight fades, As shine the lights of eventide,
Below, you'll find some of Maya Angelou's best quotes about life, love, selfhood and motivation. Maya Angelou quotes about life “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
[11] The term inward light was first used by early Friends to refer to Christ's light shining on them; the term inner light has also been used since the twentieth century to describe this Quaker doctrine. Rufus Jones, in 1904, wrote that: "The Inner Light is the doctrine that there is something Divine, 'Something of God' in the human soul". [12]