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Job 34:21-22 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
There is nothing hidden from God. God makes clear and plainly states that He knows what goes on in darkness, although He, Himself, is not darkness as God clearly and plainly states that He is light and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5).
That God "sees" through darkness is not the same as darkness being in Him.
Darkness is the absence of light and light is the absence of darkness.
We still live in a world in which darkness vies for supremacy (and even knows that the light overcomes the dark and the days are short).
The only way we overcome the darkness is to walk as children of light (Eph 5:8). Jesus told His disciples let their light shine so that men will glorify Father in heaven (Matt 5:16). There are some who walk in darkness and they will react sharply, but there are some who are seeking the light and they will be drawn to Father through the light they see shining in us. What greater thing is there to do than to shine as those lights God has made us to be?
There is nothing hidden from God. God makes clear and plainly states that He knows what goes on in darkness, although He, Himself, is not darkness as God clearly and plainly states that He is light and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5).
That God "sees" through darkness is not the same as darkness being in Him.
Darkness is the absence of light and light is the absence of darkness.
We still live in a world in which darkness vies for supremacy (and even knows that the light overcomes the dark and the days are short).
The only way we overcome the darkness is to walk as children of light (Eph 5:8). Jesus told His disciples let their light shine so that men will glorify Father in heaven (Matt 5:16). There are some who walk in darkness and they will react sharply, but there are some who are seeking the light and they will be drawn to Father through the light they see shining in us. What greater thing is there to do than to shine as those lights God has made us to be?
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absolutely there is nothing hidden from Him
I am not sure that darkness is only the absence of light, but that may be another discussion
the question I was asking, in light of the verses in Psalm 139, is if God can go into darkness...as these verses seem to suggest that yes, He can
I'm just focusing on that question and wondering how others see it
as for me, I don't think darkness is necessarily evil..we associate the dark with evil...and there is that part (men loving to do their evil deeds in the darkness)
I'm not seeing dark as the opposite of light and evil...I don't think it is only where evil lurks
thx!
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I do not believe there are any constraints on God. We know that God is eternal and has no beginning or end. We also know that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
I do not believe this Light that is God is the same as the light/darkness that was separated in Gen 1:3-5. The light/darkness in Gen 1:3-5 was created by God in the beginning (Gen 1:1) and then God positioned this light/darkness as He spoke in Gen 1:3-5.
In Acts 4:24 we read Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is. The light/darkness of Gen 1:3-5 is part of the heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is.
Nothing is hid from God. The very secrets held in the hearts of all mankind are known by God.
Jeremiah 17:10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Yes, LaurenTM, God is aware of what goes on in darkness and nothing is hid from Him. He shields His children from the darkness and tells us have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret (Eph 5:11-12).
I do not believe this Light that is God is the same as the light/darkness that was separated in Gen 1:3-5. The light/darkness in Gen 1:3-5 was created by God in the beginning (Gen 1:1) and then God positioned this light/darkness as He spoke in Gen 1:3-5.
In Acts 4:24 we read Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is. The light/darkness of Gen 1:3-5 is part of the heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is.
Nothing is hid from God. The very secrets held in the hearts of all mankind are known by God.
Jeremiah 17:10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Yes, LaurenTM, God is aware of what goes on in darkness and nothing is hid from Him. He shields His children from the darkness and tells us have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret (Eph 5:11-12).
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I think your confusion stems from the different ways light is used. When God is called "the light," it's not meant to refer to the sun or physical brightness (although He's able to glow if He wants to, too). In addition to being physical states light is a metaphor for goodness and clarity, whereas darkness is a metaphor for evil and confusion. This most likely originated because in the daylight or by the light of lamps or stars, one can see things clearly, whereas in darkness, no one knows what's hiding or whether he/she is about to stumble over a rock. Neither physical state is actually evil or good, but humans take away the positive/negative aspects of being in the dark or light to express moralistic attributes. However, Genesis specifically refers to the sun and stars when discussing the creation of light, indicating that here God is creating physical properties/states of being instead of metaphors. God can be in the physical darkness. However, God will never be 'dark' in the sense of evilness because God is good.
Of course, God is bound by His Word. However, in the discussion I was having with LaurenTM, the comment about God not having any constraints relates to LaurenTM's statement "the question I was asking, in light of the verses in Psalm 139, is if God can go into darkness…as these verses seem to suggest that yes, He can"
Do you believe God is not able to penetrate darkness?
Do you believe God is not able to penetrate darkness?
