John 3:20-21 - "20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”
Thoughts on today's verses:
John stated right before these verses that the Light (Jesus Christ) "has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." He then makes a correlary between their location and their deeds.
"The close connection between doing and being—namely, between practicing good or evil works and the nature of a person—is an important theological concept in John because believing is not merely a matter of mental affirmation but of life commitment. The world hated Jesus and continues to do so not merely because of some intellectual reason but because the deeds of world-oriented people are evil (John 7:7; cf. Col 1:21)." (NAC - John, p. 186)
What do you love? The light or the darkness? Do you like to cover up your deeds or do you come into the light so that they can be clearly seen with all glory given to God?
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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