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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]
Detail on stained glass depicting Jesus: I am the light of the world, Bantry, Ireland "Light of the World" (Greek: φώς τοῦ κόσμου Phṓs tou kósmou) is a phrase Jesus used to describe himself and his disciples in the New Testament. The phrase is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and John (8:12).
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Analysis. Many understand "the light shines in darkness" as the light of reason, which God gives to everyone, and which might have led them to the knowledge of God by his Providence in the visible world.
The Light of the World (1851–1854) is an allegorical painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) representing the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door, illustrating Revelation 3:20: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I ...
Alberta – William H. Harris. Sandon – Charles H. Purday. Lux Benigna – J.B. Dykes. " Lead, Kindly Light, Amid the encircling gloom " is a hymn with words written in 1833 by Saint John Henry Newman as a poem titled "the Pillar of the Cloud", which was first published in the British Magazine in 1834, and republished in Lyra Apostolica in ...
Because man enlightened is called light, but the true Light is that which lightens. For our eyes are called lights, and yet, without a lamp at night, or the sun by day, these lights are open to no purpose. Wherefore he adds: which lighteneth every man: but if every man, then John himself.
The light of Christ is a concept in Christianity deriving from several passages in the New Testament. One of the main reference points for 'the light of Christ,' is in the prologue of John's Gospel, John 1:9, "That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" .
The New International Version translates the passage as: No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father ...
John 1:13. ← 1:12. 1:14 →. John 1:1–16 in Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225) Book. Gospel of John. Christian Bible part. New Testament. John 1:13 is the thirteenth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible .
John 1:8. ← 1:7. 1:9 →. John 1:1–16 in Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225) Book. Gospel of John. Christian Bible part. New Testament. John 1:8 is the eighth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible .