“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. “ Having made the point that it is light that reveals, the writer now goes into detail as to the nature of the revealing light. From where Paul is quoting is not readily apparent as there is no…
“But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. “ What do we do with works of darkness? We bring in the light! All things that are reproved are those works of darkness, those things not acceptable to the Lord. They do not hold up under…
“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. “ In the previous verses, Paul has told us what to do when those things we have tested turn out to be works of darkness. He builds on that idea now. “Those things which are done of them…
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: For you were sometimes. Sometimes is probably better read as ‘previously’, thus, For you were previously darkness. In case you should think highly of yourself, don’t forget where you were in the past: darkness. There was a…
Psa 80:1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. I did attempt to cover this verse in a previous post, but I ended up covering just two words. Lord willing, this…
