THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 1.5 – THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

JOHN 1.5: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (ESV) Jesus said in John 8.12, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (ESV) I believe Jesus is expressing himself metaphorically with the meaning that the light that comes from …

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 1.4 – IN HIM WAS LIFE

JOHN 1.4: In him was life, and the life was the light of men. (ESV) We have been made by and through Jesus Christ, and he is therefore our source of life. Whether the verses say, “in him”, or all things were made, “through him”, or we say “by him”, they all point to the truth that our origin of …