The Bible warns us that there is a false light, and
that light is Satan. In John 8:12 Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."
Jesus is the true Light of the world.
King David said in the Old Testament,
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and
a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105). The Word of God is also called the
Light of the world.
In John 1:1 Jesus is called "the Word." In Revelation 19:13 Jesus is called
"the Word of God." Hence, Jesus is the Living Word, and the Bible is the
Written Word. Philippians 2:5 teaches, "Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus." To have the mind of Christ, we need to have a
Scriptural mind.
The way we have the mind of Christ is to SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES.
John 5:39 reads, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." This is the true
Light, Jesus Christ, Who is revealed in the pages of God's Word.
Anyone who speaks about religion or spiritual matters without referring to
the Scriptures is pulling on the same rope as the Devil. The true Light is
Jesus Christ, Who is revealed in the Scriptures.
Revelation 19:10 says,
"Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." The purpose of all
the prophecy in the Bible is to testify to us concerning the wonderful
Savior, Jesus.
The Word of God is the SEED by which we are born-again.
1st Peter 1:23,
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the
word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever."
In Matthew 5:14 Jesus said, "Ye are the light of the world"
(speaking of
born-again Christians). Every Christian has the Spirit of Jesus Christ
living within them. Thus, every believer is a light in this world of sin,
allowing the Light of Jesus Christ to shine from within them to the lost. We
are not the true Light; but rather Jesus, the true Light lives within us as
believers (Romans 8:9).
The Bible teaches that Satan is a liar and the
father of all liars (John 8:44). 2nd Corinthians 4:4 teaches that Satan is
the god of this sinful world, and deliberately blinds the minds of
unbelievers, to prevent them from getting saved. Satan masquerades himself
as the light, to deceive people.
Matthew 7:15 warns us that Satan's false prophets come to us as wolves in
sheep's clothing, to trick us. This is a key Biblical teaching, and one that
is often disregarded in these times of woeful apostasy.
May we be on guard against Satan and his false ministers, who are
transformed into ministers of righteousness (falsely so), to deceive us.
This is what 2nd Corinthians 11:13-14 tell us.
God loves us and wants all people to go to Heaven. This is only possible
through Christ's righteousness; and not by any self-righteousness of our
own, and a good thing, because we have none to offer (Isaiah 64:6). Jesus
paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay. Our sin
debt is paid in full. Eternal life is the gift of God (Romans 6:23).
Salvation is freely given (Romans 5:15), freely offered (Romans 10:13), and
freely received (Revelation 22:17). Salvation is receiving, not giving.
Salvation happens when a person acknowledges their guilt of sin, coming to
God on the basis that they are a hell-deserving sinner, and believes on
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, to forgive their sins. It's that simple.
