Episode 11: The light of the world
Download MP3John isn’t the only one to use images of dark and light to convey meaning; you can see it in movies all the time if you look for it. Light versus darkness often symbolize good and evil. As we’ve seen, in his letter, John declares that God is light, and in his gospel, Jesus claims to be the light of the world. Add to this that in the gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that his followers are to be the light of the world. What does all this mean for us as Christians, and how we live?
John isn’t the only one to use images of dark and light to convey meaning; you can see it in movies all the time if you look for it. Light versus darkness often symbolize good and evil. As we’ve seen, in his letter, John declares that God is light, and in his gospel, Jesus claims to be the light of the world. Add to this that in the gospel of Matthew, Jesus says that his followers are to be the light of the world. What does all this mean for us as Christians, and how we live?
