Just wanted to share some scripture in the frame of the overall Picture to consider . I know it’s lengthy so if your looking for a short post with no scripture there are a lot of those in the forum but consider …
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”
Genesis 1:3-4 KJV
Light is established as good and is seperated from darkness
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.”
Genesis 1:31
in the beginning creation is established as very good and man is given charge over earth dark and light are seperate good and evil
After man is corrupted in thier mind and heart and falls into sin just ten generations after the creation when all was very good mans corruption has ruined the earth
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Genesis 6:5-7, 12-13 KJV
Man has now corrupted the very good earth he was given . Now as the law is given later there is a darkness between God and man good and evil are now together inside mans mknd and heart light and darkness intertwined so there is darkness between man and god now
“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”
Exodus 20:21 KJV
Mans loss of godly judgement discernment was corrupted and darkness would fill the creation through mans dominion as light did in beginning through Gods word man became like this in time
“The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.”
Isaiah 59:8-10 KJV
as the ot draws tonite conclusion man becomes lost in the darkness without any judgement man is caught between good and evil with no discernment
this darkness would cover the earth and the people but later the son would rise and the light of the world would shine as in the beginning and the lord would restore mankind’s godly judgement and discernment between good and evil
“For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
Isaiah 60:2-3 KJV
“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. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:2, 6-8 KJV
Christ would come to restore Gods judgement and man can receive it if the y accept and believe the gospel
eventually he came forth and shined the light of creation again
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”
John 1:1-2, 4-5, 9
you see dark and light can’t co exist he seperated them in the beginning , man let the darkness in and it corrupted the life he within us from creation which led to darkness in all creation
This light is made to shine here inside a believers hearts of faith when we hear and believe the gospel
“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.”
2 Corinthians 4:6
This is meant To remove the corruption of darkness from within us and let the light shine unhindered by the darkness within mans heart
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 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!”
Matthew 6:22-23 KJV
we need the light of Christ to shine away the darkness of sin within us in this place where we believe the gospel we need the light to shine
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
Mark 7:21-23 KJV
As the gospel gets into our accepting heart it’s light that shines way the darkness and changes our minds and hearts from dark to light restoring our faith from corrupted by lies to restored by the truth. The gospel is meant to be how we discern good from evil it’s not the law that gives e knowledge of sin but it is Gods word of life that teaches us to repent of evil and cling to good
It’s meant to bring us from the power of darkness in the world to light of life in Christ
“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
John 12:46
he’s separating light and dark again
“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 8:12
Not walk in darkness but in light . And this is meant to change us , conform us to Christ the sons image who follow after his ways of life and light it’s meant to make us eventually reflect his light to the world
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
Matthew 5:14 KJV
“Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6, 8
because we’re born of the light we can’t continue on walking in darkness like we used to before we saw the light
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
Ephesians 5:8-11, 13-14, 17 KJV
We can know Gods Will if we accept the gospel Jesus spoke forth and tbat is light meant to shine in and then out from us to others
God bless I hope the scriptures help mom some way with a study or consideration you have God bless
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”
Genesis 1:3-4 KJV
Light is established as good and is seperated from darkness
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.”
Genesis 1:31
in the beginning creation is established as very good and man is given charge over earth dark and light are seperate good and evil
After man is corrupted in thier mind and heart and falls into sin just ten generations after the creation when all was very good mans corruption has ruined the earth
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Genesis 6:5-7, 12-13 KJV
Man has now corrupted the very good earth he was given . Now as the law is given later there is a darkness between God and man good and evil are now together inside mans mknd and heart light and darkness intertwined so there is darkness between man and god now
“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”
Exodus 20:21 KJV
Mans loss of godly judgement discernment was corrupted and darkness would fill the creation through mans dominion as light did in beginning through Gods word man became like this in time
“The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.”
Isaiah 59:8-10 KJV
as the ot draws tonite conclusion man becomes lost in the darkness without any judgement man is caught between good and evil with no discernment
this darkness would cover the earth and the people but later the son would rise and the light of the world would shine as in the beginning and the lord would restore mankind’s godly judgement and discernment between good and evil
“For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
Isaiah 60:2-3 KJV
“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. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:2, 6-8 KJV
Christ would come to restore Gods judgement and man can receive it if the y accept and believe the gospel
eventually he came forth and shined the light of creation again
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”
John 1:1-2, 4-5, 9
you see dark and light can’t co exist he seperated them in the beginning , man let the darkness in and it corrupted the life he within us from creation which led to darkness in all creation
This light is made to shine here inside a believers hearts of faith when we hear and believe the gospel
“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.”
2 Corinthians 4:6
This is meant To remove the corruption of darkness from within us and let the light shine unhindered by the darkness within mans heart
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 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!”
Matthew 6:22-23 KJV
we need the light of Christ to shine away the darkness of sin within us in this place where we believe the gospel we need the light to shine
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
Mark 7:21-23 KJV
As the gospel gets into our accepting heart it’s light that shines way the darkness and changes our minds and hearts from dark to light restoring our faith from corrupted by lies to restored by the truth. The gospel is meant to be how we discern good from evil it’s not the law that gives e knowledge of sin but it is Gods word of life that teaches us to repent of evil and cling to good
It’s meant to bring us from the power of darkness in the world to light of life in Christ
“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
John 12:46
he’s separating light and dark again
“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 8:12
Not walk in darkness but in light . And this is meant to change us , conform us to Christ the sons image who follow after his ways of life and light it’s meant to make us eventually reflect his light to the world
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
Matthew 5:14 KJV
“Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6, 8
because we’re born of the light we can’t continue on walking in darkness like we used to before we saw the light
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
Ephesians 5:8-11, 13-14, 17 KJV
We can know Gods Will if we accept the gospel Jesus spoke forth and tbat is light meant to shine in and then out from us to others
God bless I hope the scriptures help mom some way with a study or consideration you have God bless
