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If you are walking in the light, as He is in the light, the blood of Christ cleanses you from all sin, according to the word of God. If you are in Christ, you are in the light as Jesus Himself said His followers would never be in darkness (from his own lips!). So when you sin you know that darkness cannot be in light, and so for that very reason the blood of Christ cleanses you from all sin, making your sins of scarlet as white as snow. His grace is sufficient! 
All believers are light in the Lord. You are either in light or darkness..it's kind alike you are either a sheep or a goat..we don't change from a sheep to a goat and then back to a sheep again..amd there are no "shoats"..
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NASB)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
[SUP]15 [/SUP] Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
Ephesians 5:8 (NASB)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
We are light in the Lord. Now, we are to walk in who we are in the Lord. But we need to have our foundation down solid on the finished work of Christ for us and who we are in Christ in our inner man!
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NASB)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
[SUP]15 [/SUP] Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
Ephesians 5:8 (NASB)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
We are light in the Lord. Now, we are to walk in who we are in the Lord. But we need to have our foundation down solid on the finished work of Christ for us and who we are in Christ in our inner man!
Revelation 21:23
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Genesis 1:4 “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”
2 Samuel 22:29 “For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”
Psalm 18:28 “For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.”
Ecclesiastes 2:13 “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
Jeremiah 13:16 “Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Amos 5:20 “Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Matthew 4:16 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
Matthew 6:23 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”=false light or lessor light that rules over the children of darkness
Luke 11:35 “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” (again false light)
John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
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.”
John 12:35 “Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.”
John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.”
John 14:30 “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.”
Acts 26:18 “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:8 “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
1 Thessalonians 5:5 “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.”
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
Luke 8:16 “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Matthew 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
Revelation 16:10 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,”
Light up the darkness!
2 Samuel 22:29 “For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”
Psalm 18:28 “For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.”
Ecclesiastes 2:13 “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
Jeremiah 13:16 “Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Amos 5:20 “Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Matthew 4:16 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
Matthew 6:23 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”=false light or lessor light that rules over the children of darkness
Luke 11:35 “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” (again false light)
John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
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.”
John 12:35 “Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.”
John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.”
John 14:30 “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.”
Acts 26:18 “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:8 “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
1 Thessalonians 5:5 “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.”
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
Luke 8:16 “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Matthew 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
Revelation 16:10 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,”
Light up the darkness!
Darkness is the absence of light. The absence of light existed before God created light (Genesis 1:2). So, God didn’t really “create” darkness. But God forms the light and defines anything other than light as darkness. Likewise, the Lord doesn’t create evil, but establishes peace and calls anything else evil.
Vine’s Expository Dictionary says that the Hebrew word “RA’,” which was translated “evil” in this verse, “refers to that which is ‘bad’ or ‘evil,’ in a wide variety of applications.” Vine’s usage note on this word in this verse says, “In Isaiah 45:7 Yahweh describes His actions by saying, ’...I make peace, and create evil [RA’]...’; moral ‘evil’ is not intended in this context, but rather the antithesis of SHALOM (‘peace; welfare; well-being’).
The whole verse affirms that as absolute Sovereign, the Lord creates a universe governed by a moral order. Calamity and misfortune will surely ensue from the wickedness of ungodly men.”
Therefore, this verse is saying that God creates moral order and defines anything that doesn’t conform to that morality as evil. Only in that sense does He create evil. He determines or defines what evil is. This is not saying the Lord originates or promotes evil.
The Scriptures do say the Lord sent evil angels among people (Psalms 78:49). This is in reference to the death angel passing among the Egyptians and killing all the firstborn (Exodus 12:29-30).
This angel wasn’t evil in the sense that it was demonic, but it was evil in the sense that it brought evil or punishment upon the Egyptians. The American Heritage Dictionary says the word “evil” means not only “morally bad or wrong; wicked,” but it also means “harmful, injurious.”
The death angel and other angels who brought the plagues on Egypt were “evil” in the sense that they were harmful to the Egyptians. This is the way “the evil spirit from the LORD” (1 Samuel 16:14-16) was upon Saul.
This wasn’t a demonic spirit but a godly angelic spirit that was sent for punishment upon Saul. It was God’s judgment upon Saul. Things like that will not happen to us as New Testament believers. All of our judgment has been placed on Jesus (see my note at John 12:32).
Andrew Wommack's Living Commentary.
Vine’s Expository Dictionary says that the Hebrew word “RA’,” which was translated “evil” in this verse, “refers to that which is ‘bad’ or ‘evil,’ in a wide variety of applications.” Vine’s usage note on this word in this verse says, “In Isaiah 45:7 Yahweh describes His actions by saying, ’...I make peace, and create evil [RA’]...’; moral ‘evil’ is not intended in this context, but rather the antithesis of SHALOM (‘peace; welfare; well-being’).
The whole verse affirms that as absolute Sovereign, the Lord creates a universe governed by a moral order. Calamity and misfortune will surely ensue from the wickedness of ungodly men.”
Therefore, this verse is saying that God creates moral order and defines anything that doesn’t conform to that morality as evil. Only in that sense does He create evil. He determines or defines what evil is. This is not saying the Lord originates or promotes evil.
The Scriptures do say the Lord sent evil angels among people (Psalms 78:49). This is in reference to the death angel passing among the Egyptians and killing all the firstborn (Exodus 12:29-30).
This angel wasn’t evil in the sense that it was demonic, but it was evil in the sense that it brought evil or punishment upon the Egyptians. The American Heritage Dictionary says the word “evil” means not only “morally bad or wrong; wicked,” but it also means “harmful, injurious.”
The death angel and other angels who brought the plagues on Egypt were “evil” in the sense that they were harmful to the Egyptians. This is the way “the evil spirit from the LORD” (1 Samuel 16:14-16) was upon Saul.
This wasn’t a demonic spirit but a godly angelic spirit that was sent for punishment upon Saul. It was God’s judgment upon Saul. Things like that will not happen to us as New Testament believers. All of our judgment has been placed on Jesus (see my note at John 12:32).
Andrew Wommack's Living Commentary.
God who is light is always present everywhere, so how can you speak of darkness existing (without being created) before the creation of physical light?
Before creation of anything, there was GOD Gen 1:1.
He must have created the physical darkness and that before the physical light or...we don't know.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
(Isa 45:7)
Before creation of anything, there was GOD Gen 1:1.
He must have created the physical darkness and that before the physical light or...we don't know.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
(Isa 45:7)
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What Crossnote posted is true, read exactly what the scripture says, God created (light,darkness,peace,evil,) (Isa 45:7)
we assume the Word darkness means Lucifer but it doesn't really it's a type of metaphor using the word darkness to discribe Evil.
the ruler of the darkness of this world it means the ruler of the Evil of this world, the head of Evil is Evil it's self which was created by God
dark matter is matter which God created darkness and formed light, dark matter for the purpose of suspending all the wonders we see in the night sky and Beyond what we can not see. The word Darkness is used for a metaphor to discribe dark matter also.
which if it was spoken long ago the word dark matter people of long ago would have scratched their heads and ask God what is this dark matter you speak of can we see it,touch it,express it,They wouldn't have understood this but they did know and see what darkness means (the dark sky at night or the evil(meanness) in humans. God gives us what we can handle and understand in our own language in our own times.
we assume the Word darkness means Lucifer but it doesn't really it's a type of metaphor using the word darkness to discribe Evil.
the ruler of the darkness of this world it means the ruler of the Evil of this world, the head of Evil is Evil it's self which was created by God
dark matter is matter which God created darkness and formed light, dark matter for the purpose of suspending all the wonders we see in the night sky and Beyond what we can not see. The word Darkness is used for a metaphor to discribe dark matter also.
which if it was spoken long ago the word dark matter people of long ago would have scratched their heads and ask God what is this dark matter you speak of can we see it,touch it,express it,They wouldn't have understood this but they did know and see what darkness means (the dark sky at night or the evil(meanness) in humans. God gives us what we can handle and understand in our own language in our own times.
I can't agree with all of this. I take the Bible as literal as possible. Let the word be as honest as possible without creating metaphors where the Scripture does not allow.
Through Lucifer's fall, God created darkness to show the difference between light and darkness. Certainly, Lucifer's fall happened at a point prior to the garden.
Through Lucifer's fall, God created darkness to show the difference between light and darkness. Certainly, Lucifer's fall happened at a point prior to the garden.