1 John 1:5 - The Message5 This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in him. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 And this is the message [the message of promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [no, not in any way]. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible5 This is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you: “God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version5 And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness. Ver Capítulo |
The Life-Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he brings into Light. He was in the world, the world was there through him, and yet the world didn’t even notice. He came to his own people, but they didn’t want him. But whoever did want him, who believed he was who he claimed and would do what he said, He made to be their true selves, their child-of-God selves. These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten.
Let me go over with you again exactly what goes on in the Lord’s Supper and why it is so centrally important. I received my instructions from the Master himself and passed them on to you. The Master, Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread. Having given thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body, broken for you. Do this to remember me. After supper, he did the same thing with the cup: This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you. Each time you drink this cup, remember me. What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt.