Christian, You are the Light of the World

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Don’t do that.

Right after Jesus identifies His disciples as the salt of the earth, He identifies them as the light of the world:

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. -Matthew 5:14-16

Just as our being identified as a preservative agent (salt) presupposes a morally-decaying world, our being identified as light presupposes a dark world. This is a primary theme of Scripture – that Jesus Christ is the light of the world, and as His children and He is in us, we are identified as the…

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