CHRIST THE TRUE CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHTLIGHT

God is the LightGod is the Light• ““The Lord is my light and my salvation; The Lord is my light and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? When evildoers came upon me to devour When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. Though a host they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be confident.” – Psalms spite of this I shall be confident.” – Psalms 27:1-327:1-3

God is the LightGod is the Light• ““This is the message we have heard from This is the message we have heard from

Him and announce to you, that God is Him and announce to you, that God is LightLight, and in Him there is no darkness at , and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the walk in the LightLight as He Himself is in the as He Himself is in the LightLight, we have fellowship with one , we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:5-7cleanses us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:5-7

God is the LightGod is the Light• ““For with You is the fountain of life; In Your For with You is the fountain of life; In Your

lightlight we see we see lightlight.” – Psalms 36:9 .” – Psalms 36:9 • ““O send out Your O send out Your lightlight and Your truth, let them and Your truth, let them

lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling places.” – Psalms 43:3 and to Your dwelling places.” – Psalms 43:3

• ““Your word is a lamp to my feet and a Your word is a lamp to my feet and a lightlight to to my path.” – Psalms 119:105 my path.” – Psalms 119:105

• ““Oh that I were as in months gone by, as in the Oh that I were as in months gone by, as in the days when God watched over me; when His days when God watched over me; when His lamp shone over my head, and by His lamp shone over my head, and by His lightlight I I walked through darkness …” – Job 29:2-3walked through darkness …” – Job 29:2-3

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““But there will be no But there will be no moremore gloom for her gloom for her

who was in anguish; in earlier times He who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make shall make itit glorious, by the way of the glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walk in the Gentiles. The people who walk in darkness will see a great darkness will see a great lightlight; those who ; those who live in a dark land, the live in a dark land, the lightlight will shine on will shine on them.” – Isaiah 9:1-2 them.” – Isaiah 9:1-2

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““Arise, shine; for your Arise, shine; for your lightlight has come, has come,

and the glory of the Lord has risen and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you and His glory will appear upon you. Nations will come to your you. Nations will come to your lightlight, , and kings to the brightness of your and kings to the brightness of your rising.” – Isaiah 60:1-3 rising.” – Isaiah 60:1-3

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““But as for me, I will watch expectantly for But as for me, I will watch expectantly for

the Lord; I will wait for the God of my the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Do not salvation. My God will hear me. Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a is a lightlight for me. I will bear the indignation of for me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord Because I have sinned against Him, the Lord Because I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my case and executes justice until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the for me. He will bring me out to the lightlight, , AndAnd I will see His righteousness.” – Micah 7:7-9 I will see His righteousness.” – Micah 7:7-9

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name

was Simeon; and this man was righteous and was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And he came in the Spirit into the temple; Christ. And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, then to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, “Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-said, “Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, according to Your servant to depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a a LightLight of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” – Luke 2:25-32 of Your people Israel.” – Luke 2:25-32

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““In the beginning was the Word, and the Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word

was with God, and the Word was God. He was in was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the life, and the life was the LightLight of men. The of men. The LightLight shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There came a man sent from God, comprehend it. There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to whose name was John. He came as a witness, to testify about the testify about the LightLight, so that all might believe , so that all might believe through him. He was not the through him. He was not the LightLight, but he came , but he came to testify about the to testify about the LightLight. There was the true . There was the true LightLight which, coming into the world, en which, coming into the world, enlightlightens ens every man. He was in the world, and the world every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.” –John 1:1-10 know Him.” –John 1:1-10

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““This is the judgment, that the This is the judgment, that the LightLight has has

come into the world, and men loved the come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the darkness rather than the LightLight, for their , for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the evil hates the LightLight, and does not come , and does not come to the to the LightLight for fear that his deeds will for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the truth comes to the LightLight, so that his , so that his deeds may be manifested as having been deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.” – John 3:19-21 wrought in God.” – John 3:19-21

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““Then Jesus again spoke to them, Then Jesus again spoke to them,

saying, ‘I am the saying, ‘I am the LightLight of the world; of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the darkness, but will have the LightLight of of life.’” – John 8:12 life.’” – John 8:12

• ““While I am in the world, I am the While I am in the world, I am the LightLight of the world.” – John 9:5 of the world.” – John 9:5

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““So Jesus said to them, ‘For a little while So Jesus said to them, ‘For a little while

longer the longer the LightLight is among you. Walk is among you. Walk while you have the while you have the LightLight, so that , so that darkness will not overtake you; he who darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the where he goes. While you have the LightLight, , believe in the believe in the LightLight, so that you may , so that you may become sons of become sons of LightLight.’” – John 12: 35-36 .’” – John 12: 35-36

• ““I have come as I have come as LightLight into the world, so into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.” – John 12:46 remain in darkness.” – John 12:46

Jesus is the LightJesus is the Light• ““Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment

to you, but an old commandment which you have to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true darkness is passing away and the true LightLight is is already shining. The one who says he is in the already shining. The one who says he is in the LightLight and yet hates his brother is in the darkness and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother abides until now. The one who loves his brother abides in the in the LightLight and there is no cause for stumbling and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But the one who hates his brother is in in him. But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” – 1 John 2:7-11has blinded his eyes.” – 1 John 2:7-11

The Gospel is the LightThe Gospel is the Light• ““And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to

those who are perishing, in whose case the god those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the unbelieving so that they might not see the lightlight of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves image of God. For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who bond-servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, ‘said, ‘LightLight shall shine out of darkness,’ is the shall shine out of darkness,’ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the One who has shone in our hearts to give the LightLight of the knowledge of the glory of God in of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” – II Corinthians 4:3-6the face of Christ.” – II Corinthians 4:3-6

The Gospel is the LightThe Gospel is the Light• ““Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly

and said, “It was necessary that the and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I have placed You as a have placed You as a lightlight for the for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the end of the earth.’” – Acts 13:46-47the end of the earth.’” – Acts 13:46-47

The Gospel is the LightThe Gospel is the Light• ““So, having obtained help from God, I So, having obtained help from God, I

stand to this day testifying both to stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place; that the Christ was going to take place; that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim be the first to proclaim lightlight both to both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.” the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.” – Acts 26:22-23 – Acts 26:22-23

We are the LightWe are the Light• ““Do all things without grumbling or Do all things without grumbling or

disputing; so that you will prove yourselves disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as whom you appear as lightlights in the world, s in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.” – Philippians 2:14-16vain.” – Philippians 2:14-16

We are the LightWe are the Light• “… “… For you were formerly darkness, but now you For you were formerly darkness, but now you

are are LightLight in the Lord; walk as children of in the Lord; walk as children of LightLight (for the fruit of the (for the fruit of the LightLight consistsconsists in all goodness in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed all things become visible when they are exposed by the by the lightlight, for everything that becomes visible , for everything that becomes visible is is lightlight. For this reason it says, ‘Awake, sleeper, . For this reason it says, ‘Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’” – Ephesians 5:8-14you.’” – Ephesians 5:8-14

We are the LightWe are the Light• ““You are the You are the lightlight of the world. A city of the world. A city

on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people people lightlight a lamp and put it under a a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives and it gives lightlight to everyone in the to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your house. In the same way, let your lightlight shine before men, that they may see shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14-16 Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14-16

God’s Plan to Save ManGod’s Plan to Save Man

• Hear the gospelHear the gospel Romans 10:14-17Romans 10:14-17• BelieveBelieve Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 2:8-10Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 2:8-10• RepentRepent Luke 13:3, Acts 17:30Luke 13:3, Acts 17:30• ConfessConfess Romans 10:10, Matthew 10:32-33Romans 10:10, Matthew 10:32-33• Be BaptizedBe Baptized Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38• Remain ObedientRemain Obedient Hebrews 5:9, 1 Hebrews 5:9, 1

Corinthians 15:1-2 Corinthians 15:1-2

God’s WarningGod’s Warning• ““For in the case of those who have once For in the case of those who have once

been enbeen enlightlightened and have tasted of the ened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.” – Hebrews 6:4-5 put Him to open shame.” – Hebrews 6:4-5

God’s WarningGod’s Warning• ““For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving

the knowledge of the truth, there no longer the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much severer punishment do you witnesses. How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, ‘VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL Him who said, ‘VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY.’ And again, ‘THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS REPAY.’ And again, ‘THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE.’ It is a terrifying thing to fall into the PEOPLE.’ It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” – Hebrews 10:23-31hands of the living God.” – Hebrews 10:23-31

God’s SolutionGod’s Solution• ““This is the message we have heard from Him and This is the message we have heard from Him and

announce to you, that God is announce to you, that God is LightLight, and in Him , and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk walk in the in the LightLight as He Himself is in the as He Himself is in the LightLight, we have , we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sinHis Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we . If we say that we have no sin we are deceiving ourselves and the have no sin we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:5-9cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:5-9