Light is one of the rich metaphors used in scripture to designate God's particular people. The gravity of this brilliant appellation, in context, lies partly in the surprising fact that it is used both for the Godhead as well as for the lesser human category.
“God” scriptures affirm, “is Light”. Elsewhere in the New Testament Jesus made the assertion, “I am the Light of the world. ” What wonder, what privilege then for human beings to be accorded the honour of wearing this same stunning, resplendent label, even if in a derived, inferior sense. God is Light. We are light. Such dignity!
As a derived metaphor for followers of Jesus, light is used in an array of contexts in scripture. Principally, it references identity, ordination and obligation. The believer is light in virtue of being born of God. On the grounds of this identity, he is ordained and obligated to function as light provided his experience and progress in the spirit are steady and healthy. Chiseled out of the blazing Beauty called God, the believer is an ingenious genre of His Majesty’s creation. She was conceived to function on earth as the image and representative of the Lord and true source of true light. By original design, it is our lot to set the Most High on display as the sovereign monarch of the universe, as the personage from whom all
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First, he is in debt to God – as his benefactor-in-light. He owes God return on light-investment. On the other hand, he owes the world all of the possible benefits of light, because of the humongous darkness that now pervades and permeates the globe and its sundry systems. The believer owes God the functional duty of judiciously utilizing his privilege as light, for the realization of the perfect purposes of the Creator, much as he owes the world the redeeming duty of minimizing if not annihilating darkness; for darkness has colonized and converted the world into a grim
As we carry on with the story we come upon a character that goes by the name Robert Walton. He embarked on writing letters to his sister in England who goes by the name Margret. He states,” What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?” this quote comes from Walton’s first letter, it encloses that of light is a symbol of knowledge and discovery
It is nearly impossible to interpret Light in August without noting the Christian parallels.1 Beekman Cottrell explains:
There is a distinct symbolism of light in this novel. While growing up Equality 7-2521 wanted to be assigned to the House of Scholars, but instead was made a street sweeper. While doing his daily job he discovers a tunnel from the Unmentionable times. He ran away to his secret tunnel every night where he rediscovers the light bulb. His invention represents his curiosity and the beginning of his individualism. Light is used again when giving Liberty 5-3000 a private name of “The Golden One” and his final name “Prometheus” at the end of the novel. Prometheus is the Greek God that brought fire to men from the Gods. Equality 7-2521 feels the name fitting for himself because of his rediscovery of the light bulb.
While teaching a large crowd that had gathered around him, Jesus looks at them and says to them all, “You are the light of the world.” The one who declared that he was the light of the world, is now looking at common people and telling them that they are as well. To prove his point even more he then uses two simple illustrations. The first being a visual of a city built on a hill. No one builds a city on a hill unless it is meant to be seen. The second being a common everyday occurrence that everyone in attendance that day would be able to relate to, and that is the lighting of a lamp and putting it on a stand in their home in order to illuminate everything in the room. The whole purpose, in Jesus’ time, of lighting a lamp and positioning it on the stand or brick that was strategically placed within the wall when the single room house was built, was so that it would light the entire dwelling. Both illustrations were used to convey the idea that God has purposed and positioned each person to be light in a world of spiritual darkness. In the same way that a city on a hill stands out and a lamp illuminates, we are meant to live in such a way that mankind can see our good works, that they can see how we love Jesus and follow Him, and then praise God because of
Dekker’s suspenseful writing and story, as well as his splendid imagery, are sure to captivate both believers and unbelievers alike. His descriptive worlds, relatable characters, and emotional words bring this exciting story to life with a flourish. Using powerful phrases such as, “… the tall trees shining their soft colors about him. Most seemed to glow with one predominant color… accented by other colors of the rainbow,” and, “… a towering pearl cliff shimmered with ruby and topaz hues… a huge waterfall which throbbed with green and golden light…” Dekker brings evocative scenes to the mind’s eye. It is easy to see why so many are charmed by these stunning descriptions.
The content of this painting represents a Christian worldview because of all the symbolism inside the piece. The most predominant image in this painting is the light house, which is also the focal point of the piece. The viewers eyes are first drawn t the clouds in the top right corner of the painter before following the ocean waves to the shore that lead to the light house. A light house has always been a symbol of guidance as it is a beacon that guides sailors safely back to shore. Kinkade uses the light house in this painting to symbolize the love of God. The light house is shining brightly in his picture even though it’s not dark yet. In the same way God will always be a light to those to wish to follow Him. God will always lead us back to him and be a guide for our live. He will make sure that we always survive temptations. As the light house guides the ships out of the storm, God will always guide his people to the promise land.
He utilizes the example of evolution, except, Lewis states that this evolution of man will not come about due to a natural process; instead, it will come from the outside. This reminded me of imagery from chapter nine, where Christ infects us with Zoe. These brand new men and women are already a part of our world and present in our lives. This realization encouraged me to contemplate and identify all the people in my life whom I believe are new men and women in Christ. Lewis’ assertion that some of these humans are subtly recognizable is true. Each and everyone one of these people in my life possess a faint radiance within them that draws me to them. Perhaps this radiance is part of Jesus Christ, which is why he is titled “light of the
In conclusion, though Milton's bias thoughts, subliminal messages of society, of which he lived and his word choice he chose to use, he successfully persuaded his audience. He Elevated the use of light when referring to god and lowered the status of Satan by associating darkness with him. The idea of light and dark tells the reader which side Milton was on and what he tried to portray to his audience. Also, he used the symbols to portray light as day or positive and he used darkness as night, or something negative.
In Christ Healing at the Pool of Bethesda Bloch’s use of lighting plays a crucial roll. The painting is shadowed and quite dark, but Christ is light and bright. The men behind Christ who are dark and shadowed are those who are trying to accuse him of wrongdoings. They are the opposite of Christ. Christ is the brightest figure in the painting. He is lifts the shelter of cloth, showing the sticks and straw that the elderly man is lying on. This man is amongst the darkest in the painting with the worst circumstances. Although this elderly man is sick and dirty, it is Christ who is there to help and ultimately heal him. The lighting helps portray that even when it looks like hope is lost and the darkness has won, Christ is there to help you and give you light to continue.
In this letter, there is also a strong appeal to the senses with the use of words such as luminosity and illumines. Catherine des Roches wrote, "And just as the body in all its proportions, and the shadow in its width cannot be seen without light, so the brilliant luminosity of your mind illumines for us the narrow path where I pray" (Roches 253). According to The Oxford English Dictionary, luminosity means shedding light and illumines means to light up or to enlighten spiritually. These two words are very strong and appeal to the senses to a great degree.
I want to start with some of the things light symbolizes in the story and in life today. In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 even talks about how light is very precious. “We stole the candle from the Street Sweepers. We larder be sentenced to ten years in the Palace of Corrective Detention if it be discovered. But this matters not. It matters only that light is precious and we should not waste it to write when we need
'Light' symbolizes truth, goodness, awareness, innocence and purity, everything linked to positive attributes. Light can represent anything Godly and saintly.
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Nothing has been capable of fulfilling a man’s heart completely, only God has infinitely. Believing in God encompasses courage and steadfast faith from human beings. Nothing happens to be extremely magical than hoping for the unseen in God. Thinking the best of God forms the truest foundation of devotion. Believing in God has an impact of glorifying him as a supreme ruler and creator of the entire universe. God is powerful and full of wisdom. Believing in him gives an opportunity to Christians to be Christ-like. Christ manifested unimaginable wisdom and ideal attributes that no human being has been capable of fulfilling. Believing in God enriches our souls with wisdom, power ad knowledge to tackle numerous issues in life. The belief in God encourages the implementation of a spiritual dimension in tackling the issues existent in life. Embracing the spiritual dimension in tackling situations ascertains the prevalence of peace, love, unity, humility, and benevolence (Lakhani