The light, and it's significance in what extent it draws people to believe.

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Dave123

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Is this a common grace that allows people to believe in Christ Jesus? What effect does the "light" have on people in general?

I think that this is interesting. Jesus, speaking of Himself as the Light, said this in john 12:32-37

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." This He said, signifying by what death He would die. The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?" Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them. But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,

All the times the word "light" is used in Scripture, speaking of Jesus, His Word, the Gospel.

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this is interesting also.

Luke 11:33-36 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is 1bad, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

The parable of the seeds comes to mind.

thoughts?
 
Jesus is the Light and Life of men.

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John 17 verses 2-3 ~ You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom You have sent.:)
 
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Light revels what is true. Those who are of the truth respond.

Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
 
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Light revels what is true. Those who are of the truth respond.

Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
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Yes, physical light reveals spiritual truth (figuratively speaking, John 16:25-30).
 
There is power in God's presence. OT believers understood this. And because there is power in God's presence, God uses His presence to give us His grace. Understanding this helps unfold the mysteries of why God didn't bring the Gospel to the whole world until after the cross. Believers, being Temples of the Holy Spirit, bring that presence of God with them when they evangelize. That could not happen before the cross because no believer was indwelt with the Holy Spirit. Let that sink in. That same power of God's presence that we see all throughout the OT, The Tabernacle, the Ark of the covenant, the Temple, in Jesus incarnate, even raising Him from the dead and sitting Him at the right hand of the Father, glorifying Him, is with every believers when they evangelize to the dead, and lost. That, in and of itself is sufficient grace to enable a person to believe the Gospel, the Word of God, which also carries with it power. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us.

"Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them." OT-John 10:35-36

"As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." John 9:5

"Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." OT-John 8:12

"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven". OT-Matt 5:14-16

OT-Acts 1:4-8 "And being assembled together with them, He [Jesus] commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.""

Interesting that Jesus connects "Power" from the Holy Spirit with witnessing to the whole world. It's easy to assume that He's only speaking of the ability to preach, but He could quite possibly also be speaking of the power to allow one to respond.
 
I think that the greatest proof of the power and effect of God being in the presence of people is seen in the way the world responds to true believers. We're promised persecution as believers for a reason. It's not us that the world hates, it's Christ in us. But also, because of that presence, some are drawn. Remember, Jesus said that He would draw all people to Himself when he is lifted up? That's because believers now have the Holy Spirit in us. Some, who want to suppress the truth, will seem more than happy to put out that light by any means possible. Financial ruin, character attacks, even murder. This is all the result of being near, or in the presence of God Himself, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. We are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, and we bring that power with us when we evangelize.
 
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