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Star Light, Star Bright
Who is the Light
of the World?
James Patrick Holding
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John
9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
Matt.
5:14 You are the light of the world.
So, who is the light
of the world -- Jesus or his followers? As Jesus' followers are the "body
of Christ" on earth, the answer is obviously both. This is no whimsical
distinction; it is a description fully in accord with Jewish sensibilities
(and the OT concept of Israel as being a "light" to the nations, precisely because they
carry God's message) and the imagery of "light" from God.
However, if anyone
wants to still be picky, the Greek of John 9:5 lacks the definite article,
so that Jesus is saying, "I am light of [as in, for] the world" -- not the light!
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