Musing on Light. First Sunday in Advent. Women of Faith.

Musing on Light. First Sunday in Advent. Women of Faith.

For Advent ~ Each week a member of the Women of Faith Sunday School class will lead a discussion based on one word.  Here’s the fun part. They get to pick the word.

Light came to me…

If you’re inclined you can have Sunday School with us, I’ve copied and pasted my notes. Of course, you missed out on all the fantabulous discussion.

But there’s always next Sunday.

Come join us.

How would you describe darkness?

Describe light?

Can you think of some places that would represent both?

Have you ever been somewhere and felt Darkness? Felt Light?

Where was that?

Scriptures

Old Testament

Hebrew – owr “ore” (luminary in every sense) actual and metaphysical

Genesis 1:1-4  Light brings order

There was a void and darkness. God starts to bring order out of the chaos/emptiness and the first thing is light.

Exodus 13 -21 Light guides.

Another example of how God uses light. Leading the children through the wilderness.

Psalm 119:105. Light instructs.

 New Testament

Greek  — “phos” foce– (to shine or make manifest. Luminousness in the widest application)

John 3:19, 8:12

What is difference in New Testament feeling/writing about light?

Matt. 6:22

There is an organ required to see light. Before the mind can process light, it has to be seen.

1 Corinthians 2: 12-14. Natural man is incapable of receiving spiritual light inasmuch as he lacks the capacity for spiritual things.  Before we can process the light and spiritual truths we have to be born anew to process them.

What are believers named? Eph. 5:8

Sons of the Light

A new birth believers, we not only have received revelation from God – but we can understand it. So what are we to do with this light?  

Rev. 22:5 – What heaven will be like…..

Your thoughts?