John brooks partly-mystic, saying that God is Light, God is Truth. Christ is the Divine Word. He gives us something more than a "daddy-motif" or the Jewish Messiah, but something that transcends those concepts, those sects, and those regions, to reach into the very concepts of nature itself.
No darkness at all in God or Christ. No untruth at all.
Perfect Love, without fear.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. -John 14
In the Apostle John's writings, he not only has multiple titles for Christ, including the "divine Word" or "inspired Word", meaning his is a very real and pressing manifestation of God, but he also has terms for God in theological terms.
God is light: "in him was no darkness at all."
God is truth: "[if we are not true believers]then we do not the truth."
God is love: in the communion of brotherly love, we are united at once by objective truth and that communal love in our fellowship.
GOD=LIGHT=TRUTH=LOVE.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. -John 10
Jesus says "verily, verily.." which is in the old manuscripts, "amen, amen..." Which colors a seemingly toss away modifier as something much more. In today's vernacular, the pastors intersperse an "amen" hear or there, as if seconding something from the Heavenly Father.
"amen, amen..."
instead, in translation, we are given the awkward, "verily, verily..."
It is quite something to puzzle over my friends, Christ saying "amen, amen..." to begin a statement.
"the door of the sheep..."
is a translation of "ho thyra probaton..."
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. -John 8
Our sighs are sacred things, too hallowed for us to tell abroad. We keep our longings to our Lord alone. -Charles Spurgeon
Human curiosity and pride often combine to drive us to try to understand acts of God which are plainly outside the field of human understanding. We dislike to admit that we do not know what is going on, so we torture our minds trying to fathom the mysterious ways of the Omniscient One. It's hard to conceive of a more fruitless task... -AW Tozer
The lake must be calm if the heavens are to be reflected on its surface. -LB Cowman
We need shield and buckler, and when we implicitly trust God, even as the chick trusts the hen, we find His truth arming us from head to foot. The LORD cannot lie; He must be faithful to His people; His promise must stand. This sure truth is all the shield we need. Behind it we defy the fiery darts of the enemy. -Charles Spurgeon
Life without war is impossible in the natural or the supernatural realm. It is a fact that there is a continuing struggle in the physical, mental, moral, and spiritual areas of life. -Oswald Chambers
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. -John 6
On the one hand, we are still a caterpillar; on the other hand, there are signs that we are becoming a butterfly. The process of transformation has begun, but it is not yet complete. We are all on the way of transformation; we are in the process of being transformed. -Witness Lee
Having pronounced his Church positively full of beauty, our Lord confirms his praise by a precious negative, "There is no spot in thee." As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate that he had only mentioned her comely parts, and had purposely omitted those features which were deformed or defiled, he sums up all by declaring her universally and entirely fair, and utterly devoid of stain. -Charles Spurgeon
According to Paul's word, we need to behold the Lord with an unveiled face. There should not be any veils between us and the Lord. If we are unveiled we shall be a mirror beholding and reflecting the glorious image of the Lord. Whenever we behold Him in a direct way without any veil, without any insulation, we experience His transfusion. We are infused with the divine electricity. -Witness Lee
Don't pity yourself. Don't be afraid to tell God your troubles. He knows all about your troubles. There is a little song that says, "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen," but there's Somebody who knows, all right. And our Fellow Sufferer still retains a fellow feeling for our pains and still remembers in the skies His tears, His agonies and cries, though he's now at the right hand of the Father Almighty, sitting crowned in glory, awaiting, of course, that great coronation day that yet is to come. -AW Tozer
The saved may well adore their Lord for his conquests in them, since the arrows of their natural hatred are snapped, and the weapons of their rebellion broken. What victories has grace won in our evil hearts! How glorious is Jesus when the will is subdued, and sin dethroned! As for our remaining corruptions, they shall sustain an equally sure defeat, and every temptation, and doubt, and fear, shall be utterly destroyed. In the Salem of our peaceful hearts, the name of Jesus is great beyond compare: he has won our love, and he shall wear it. Even thus securely may we look for victories by us. -Charles Spurgeon
As is said, of worries over the church and our own condition, "i reckon the troubles of this time do not compare to the glory to come..." Meanwhile, I'm preparing a word study stand-alone page on Psalm 32, and the YLT has it, "O the happiness of man...".
Let us not forget the mercies that abound around us, lest we should stumble and fall; that is the key of strength made perfect in weakness: the gift of mercy and grace, removing blemishes and making the broken and hopeless righteous and filled with new hope.
Only with God and the Son.
Her sins were numerous, but luckily for her, the Lord's forgiveness was great, and the Lord held her not to account for her sins, but accept His forgiveness.
Just as a touch of evil ruins a bunch, like the proverbial "bad apple", so too does a touch of forgiveness avail much!
