What other scriptures emphasize walking in the light as John 12:35 does? Jesus’ Urgent Invitation (John 12:35) “For a little while longer, the light will be among you. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.” Old-Testament Calls to Walk in the Light • Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” • Proverbs 4:18 – “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.” • Isaiah 2:5 – “Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.” • Isaiah 60:1 – “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.” The Gospels: Following the Light of Christ • John 8:12 – “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” • Matthew 5:14-16 – “You are the light of the world… let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Paul’s Letters: Living as Children of Light • Romans 13:12 – “The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.” • 2 Corinthians 4:6 – “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” • Ephesians 5:8-9 – “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.” • 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 – “For you are all sons of light and sons of day… so then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.” Peter and John: Fellowship in the Light • 1 Peter 2:9 – “He called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” • 1 John 1:5-7 – “God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all… If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” The Final Vision: Eternity Bathed in Light • Revelation 21:23-24 – “The city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. By its light the nations will walk…” |
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