Shining Light

SHINING LIGHT Philippians 2:15-16 among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; 1. LIGHT VS DARKNESS a) Light = Illumination, day, knowledge and truth – Psalms 119:130 b) Darkness = blindness, ignorance accompanying immorality, night, confusion - Psalm 78:2, Matt 13:34-35 c) God separated the light from the dark in the beginning – Gen 1:3-5,18 d) They are opposite – Isa 5:20, Acts 26:18, 2 Cor 6:14 2. DIFFERENT LIGHTS a) Natural, artificial, fluorescent, LED, incandescent, sun, moon. b) Israel as a light: • Israel was given the responsibility/covenant of being a light to the nations – Isa 2:2-3, 60:3, • God gave them his law as light – Psalm 119:104-105, Prov 6:23, Rom 2:17-20. • To be the light they had to keep the law – John 3:21, Matt 5:14-16 • Those who break the law are in darkness – 1John 2:9 c) The Light of the gospel: • Gods revealed light of the gospel in the mystery – 2Cor 4:6, 1Cor 2:7-10. • Those saved are in the light – 1Thess 5:5, Eph 5:8, Col 1:12-13. • We shine as lights by holding forth the gospel – Phil 2:15-16 • Satans ministry is blind men of this light by giving them artificial light – 2Cor 4:4, 11:12-15. 3. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD a) The Lord is light – John 1:4-10, John 8:12. b) Gods word is light – Psalms 119:30, Gen 1:3, 2Cor 4:6. c) The word of life that we hold forth as lights concerns Jesus Christ – 2Tim 1:10. d) Our walk as children of light is in Christ – Eph 5:8, Col 2:6, Eph 5:2, Rom 6:4 e) Israel’s rising and light happen when Christ is on the throne – Isa 49:6, Rev 21:23-24.