This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
~1 John 1:5-7
So, let's talk about physics. Our ability to see things comes from a complex series of light particles (photons) hitting our rods and cones in our eyes, activating certain nerves, and giving us the picture we see. So if you are looking at a table, what happens is light photons hit the table, and then they reflect off of it and into your eyes, and then you see the table (we won't get into color; though someday I will learn the specifics of how that works).
So, now let's talk in metaphor. To be "in the light" we must see the reflection of God (since God is light), or lack thereof, in everything. The light is an exposing quality, giving us the ability to see (this is different than purity). Darkness is where light doesn't exist, those things in which God is not reflected.
Just another picture of God inside the science He created.
1 comment:
I had to read this twice to get it, but that is certainly an
'observation' (Epiphany?) worth blogging.
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