John 1:8
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 John (the Baptist) himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
We, like John the Baptist, are not the source of God's light; we merely reflect that light. Jesus Christ is the true light; He helps us see our way to God and shows us how to walk along that way. But Christ has chosen to reflect His light through His followers to an unbelieving world, perhaps because unbelievers are not able to bear the full blazing glory of His light firsthand. The word witness indicates our role as reflectors of God's light to others, but we are always to point them to Christ, the Light.
Joe
We, like John the Baptist, are not the source of God's light; we merely reflect that light. Jesus Christ is the true light; He helps us see our way to God and shows us how to walk along that way. But Christ has chosen to reflect His light through His followers to an unbelieving world, perhaps because unbelievers are not able to bear the full blazing glory of His light firsthand. The word witness indicates our role as reflectors of God's light to others, but we are always to point them to Christ, the Light.
Joe
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