Jesus vs. Darkness and the Law of Moses

John 1 introduces several themes that are expanded upon throughout the rest of John’s Gospel.

Things like… Jesus (the Light) came into a world enveloped in darkness. He brought “life” into that world and the “life” was the “light” of all men. To those who accepted it and believed they acquired the right to become sons of God. To those who rejected that light (including Jesus’ own people… the Jews) they lost that right. Keep in mind those in darkness included followers of the Law of Moses.

John 1 is personified in John 9.

Consider the man born blind. He was literally in darkness because he was blind. Jesus gave him vision and for the first time he saw light and believed in Jesus the light and the giver of light. According to John 1 he became a son of God.

But there is another character (or characters) in John 9… the Pharisees because they too were exposed to the “Light”. But the Pharisees were different than the blind man. They couldn’t swallow that miracle. They chewed and chewed on the idea that Jesus actually performed a “sign” and ended up rejecting Jesus the Light because it didn’t square with their view of the Law of Moses. You see… Jesus worked that “sign” on a Sabbath Day.

So they rejected the Light and instead of becoming Sons of God became Sons of Hell.

The Gospels are full of the Light of Jesus Christ… read them, study them and accept the Light so you too may be Sons (and daughters) of God.