Christians who embody the Word[1] provide cultural stability and social healing;[2] they are thus a light to the world[3] because the Light of the Sun of Righteousness shines through them.[4]
Notes
1. Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16; John 14:23; 1 John 3:17,24
2. 1 John 3:17,24; Isaiah 35:3-9; Hebrews 12:12-13
3. Matthew 5:14; John 5:35; Philippians 2:15; Ephesians 5:8; Proverbs 4:18; Daniel 12:3.
4. Luke 1:78; Psalm 37:6; Malachi 4:2; Isaiah 51:4-8; 60:1-3; Revelation 21:22-25; 22:5; Isaiah 30:26
References
Thesis 28: Salvation is Political
This thesis (#88) provides a background useful for interpreting the "sun" and "light" in Revelation 21-22, and when combined with #28, suggests what some would call a "political" interpretation.
7 Theses til Election Day
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