IN HIM WAS LIFE
JOHN 1:4-13

In the beginning was life;
JOHN 5:26
26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

“There are no ordinary people.”
―C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

Light characteristics;
GENESIS 1:3
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

The Light that came into the world;
JOHN 8:12
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

The Light illumines God;
JOHN 14:8–9
8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

The Light illumines sin;
JOHN 3:19
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

The Light clarifies deadness;
JOHN 5:24
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

1 JOHN 5:11
11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

JOHN 5:40
40 …yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

JOHN 10:10
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

JOHN 10:28
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Does the darkness not overcome or not comprehend?;
JOHN 3:20
20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

JOHN 12:35
35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

JOHN 12:46
46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

JOHN 16:3
3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

1 JOHN 3:1
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Salvation as seeing;
JOHN 3:3
3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

JOHN 14:7
7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

MATTHEW 5:8
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God..”

2 CORINTHIANS 4:4–6
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 PETER 1:19
19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

ACTS 26:18
18 …to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

EPHESIANS 1:18
18 …having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Most reject, but surprisingly, some accept;
JOHN 3:19–20
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

The new birth;
JOHN 5:24
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

1 JOHN 5:1
1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.

8/17/2025