John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
I like John chapter 1 because it gave us the understanding of Christ not from the genealogical perspective but from the word that had been before the beginning began confirming that the world was framed by the word of God. ...unlike Mathew, Mark and Luke.
👉John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
👉John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Because of this reality Christ boldly told the Jews about his existence before Abraham just to take their minds away from being present with them to understanding the process of His physical presence.
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
It was difficult for the Jews to acknowledge Christ as being before Abraham because they were spiritually blind in ignorance.
John 8:56 -59 )Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 👉59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Christ came as light to the dead world through the arm of the Jewish tribe but not limited only to the Jews. He came as the light of the world to give life so that the world will recieve the light of His life. and live by grace through faith. The light that shines on darkness is the life that Christ brought into this world for those who will believe him so that they would shine this life as light to the world. It is a life of faith that shine in unbelieving world through the knowledge of Christ. It is a life of grace and truth.
👉 John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
👉John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
The New Creation give the light of the life they have recieved in Christ through preaching the Gospel of Christ to the world in darkness of ignorance.
👉Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
👉 Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
His life of light to this world is the assurance of the light of life of the New Creation because when Christ was teaching , he was projecting the life of the New Creation in Him not primarily to the Jews .There was no way the life of a man under the law could give a light of life. Before a man's light gives light of life in Christ ,the man must be a New Creation because there is neither light nor life in the law but ,giult condemnation and eventual death.
This New Creation lives out the understanding of Christ from both the Rhema and Logos. The light of life we have is complete. Anytime we teach Christ, our teachings should comply in both Rhema and Logos.
I thank God that the totally of Christ lives in us and our totally in Him. The light of the knowledge of Christ is the knowledge of his complete works through his death ,burial and resurrection.
So the Gospel is complete therefore we should give a complete light of life and should not mix the Gospel with the Jews laws.
Thank you Jesus.
Apostle Nwonye Steve
Revealing Christ
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