I know confidently that I have walked in darkness most of my life. I walked not with my feet, but with my hands, reaching out, hoping to grab whatever I run into. For people who walk in the dark do not walk confidently, but they stumble over things, unseen, that are blanketed in darkness. They grasp for anything to hold onto, even though they know not what it is. Also, in the darkness there are lies. No one tells a lie in the light because clearly, it can be seen that it is in fact a lie. In the dark, lies are told because you cannot see. There is uncertainty in the darkness. People walking in the dark do not know what is a lie and what is truth. They need light so that they can see what is a lie and what is truth. The darkness hates the light because the light testifies of its deeds. For in the dark, evil deeds are done because they can not be seen. In the light, good deeds are done so that everyone can see them. In the darkness, there is no light.
This world is darkness. I am confident in this. The Light has come into the world. In the Light, there is Truth. Jesus is the Light. Jesus is God. God has come into darkness; He did not come to condemn the world, but to save it. In this world, we do not walk with a direction. We do not know where we are going. There are many paths, but all of them are dead because they are all lies. Lies are dead; the Truth is Living. The Truth is Jesus. He is also the Light. A lie cannot be proven because a lie is not living. The Truth can be proven because the Truth is Living. Jesus is also the Way. Paths that are dead, lead nowhere. They have an end. The Way leads to eternal life. Eternal life is life that does not end. This is the Way: Jesus Christ. Jesus is also the Life. In Him, there is life eternal. What will it profit a man if he gain the whole world but lose his very soul?
The Good News of Truth is this: Jesus Christ who is above all and created all came into this world as a Carpenter. He emptied Himself of His riches and became poor for our sakes. He did many signs and miracles. He spoke Words of life and of Truth. For He is the Word of life. There is no darkness in Him at all. He is without sin and obeyed the law perfectly. He was sentenced to a criminal’s death on the cross even though they found no fault in Him at all. He came into darkness to put an end to darkness. He was crucified as an innocent Man.
There are many lies, but only One Truth because there is only One God. The so-called ‘other gods’ are not living and they are not god. If they were living, they would work miracles among us and save us. But they do not. The True God who came into this world to die for us is Jesus. Jesus bore the curse of the law that we cannot keep. For all sin is transgression of the law. He put to death our sin on the cross by bearing it Himself. His Blood covers us of all sins and the Cross puts to death our sin. Sins are all our transgressions of the holy law. Sin is the power at work in us (see Romans Chapter 7). By Jesus’ death we are freed from darkness. Although, we are free from the power of sin and death, we are not free to carry out our good intentions; the war is not outside, but inside. By Jesus’ resurrected life, we are free to walk in the light, with direction, purpose, meaning, and eager hope, with eyes open in the Light, walking with our feet. Jesus has done everything for you and it is a finished work. By faith we are in right standing with God. Faith in the finished work of Jesus. Therefore, put no hope in your deeds, but by the deed done by Christ on the Cross. You need add nothing, but faith. By faith in this historic objective fact, you are right with God. This is the Way to eternal life that is in Christ Jesus.
A dead faith is a faith that is a lie. You can tell it is a lie because it is not living. It is like a cadaver that does not move. A faith is true if it is living. A living faith can be seen. There is a day when everything done in the dark will be brought into the Light. In the Light, no excuse or lie can be told because the truth can clearly be seen. Everything hidden will be made known. Nothing secret will not be revealed. We live in a tent. This is our temporary home. We are responsible for what we do in our tents. How we live in our temporary home determines where our eternal home will be. For our tents will be taken down one day. There is confident hope in Jesus who is our Redeemer. In the light, there is no darkness at all. Those who are for truth are for Jesus. Those who accept Jesus are accepting God who sent Him. Those who reject the Truth, love to live a lie and love the darkness more than the Light. The devil lied from the beginning and there is no truth in him at all. If you reject the truth, you are for the devil who is a lie. If you seek truth, you will find Jesus who is True.
In the world there are lies. For the ruler of this world is the devil, the father of lies. And what fellowship does light have with darkness? The most concentration of darkness is around the Light. The darkness can never put out the Light. Wash yourselves of the teachings of this world about Jesus. They are lies because they come from this world and in this world there is darkness. Listen to the truth who is Jesus. His Words are life and they are written in the Bible and preached by those who worship Him in spirit and in truth. Those who know Jesus know the truth and accept the truth.
Salvation is not so far away that you must go into space to find it. It is not so distant you must travel to the ends of the earth. It is not so deep that you must travel the depths of the ocean. It is so close: on your lips and in your heart, for whoever believes in their heart and confesses with their mouth that Jesus is Lord will be saved. It was a discovery working with you all. Kurtis.