Today's Verses: John 1:4-5 (NIV)
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood[a] it.
[a] Or darkness, and the darkness has not overcome
In John's Gospel, we are shown that Jesus is God the Son and existed before His human birth, coequal with God the Father who is the source of light and life. As the source of all life, Jesus is the focus of all our hopes. And despite the powers of darkness that rage against the light revealed in Jesus, that light cannot be hidden from us.
Today's Comments: The implication of this verse is that Jesus is and was always. It also suggests that light testifies to the existence of God. It is that light, I believe, that Paul refers to when he says in Romans 1:20:
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
It is interesting that the Library of Congress, which was created in 1800, was set up primarily to assist Congressmen in their work of legislation. Numerous quotations from scripture can be found on the walls of that building, one of which is
The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not. (John 1:5)
Federer, William J.: Great Quotations : A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Quotations Influencing Early and Modern World History Referenced According to Their Sources in Literature, Memoirs, Letters, Governmental Documents, Speeches, Charters, Court Decisions and Constitutions. St. Louis, MO : AmeriSearch, 2001
Is it not ironic that it is these very same legislators that have declared prayer in our schools unconstitutional and seek to erase any evidence of Christianity from our heritage?
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood[a] it.
[a] Or darkness, and the darkness has not overcome
In John's Gospel, we are shown that Jesus is God the Son and existed before His human birth, coequal with God the Father who is the source of light and life. As the source of all life, Jesus is the focus of all our hopes. And despite the powers of darkness that rage against the light revealed in Jesus, that light cannot be hidden from us.
Today's Comments: The implication of this verse is that Jesus is and was always. It also suggests that light testifies to the existence of God. It is that light, I believe, that Paul refers to when he says in Romans 1:20:
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
It is interesting that the Library of Congress, which was created in 1800, was set up primarily to assist Congressmen in their work of legislation. Numerous quotations from scripture can be found on the walls of that building, one of which is
The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not. (John 1:5)
Federer, William J.: Great Quotations : A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Quotations Influencing Early and Modern World History Referenced According to Their Sources in Literature, Memoirs, Letters, Governmental Documents, Speeches, Charters, Court Decisions and Constitutions. St. Louis, MO : AmeriSearch, 2001
Is it not ironic that it is these very same legislators that have declared prayer in our schools unconstitutional and seek to erase any evidence of Christianity from our heritage?
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