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Discussion of Light in the Bible
Dr. William S. Sadler
1966

 


1. Intellectual Light
  • Daniel 5:14. "I have heard of you that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in you."
  • Psalm 119:105. "Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

2. Human Leadership

  • Ephesians 5:8. "For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord."
  • Matthew 5:14, 16. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid." "Let your light so shine before men, that they will see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

3. Spiritual Light -- Spirit Illumination

  • John 1:9. "The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world."
  • John 8:12. "Again Jesus spoke to them saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'"

4. Salvation -- Survival

  • John 9:41. "Jesus said to them, 'If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, "We see," your guilt remains.'"
  • John 15:22. "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin."
  • Psalm 27:1. "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"
  • Job 33:27, 28. "'I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it was not requited to me. He has redeemed my soul from going down into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.'"
  • Psalm 36:9. "for with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light do we see light."

5. Light and Life -- Universe Status

  • John 1:4. "In him was life, and the life was the light of men."
  • John 8:12. "He who follows me...will have the light of life."

6. Deity Luminosity

  • I John 1:5. "That God is light and in him is no darkness at all."
  • I Timothy 6:16. "Who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see."
  • Psalm 104:2. "Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment."
  • Revelation 22:5. "They need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light."


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