My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)

John 1:4 … The Light of all people
(11/11/2016)
“What has come into Being in Him is Life,
and that Light is the Light of all people.”
~ unknown (John 1:4)
This is an extremely important biblical verse, and not for the heavily
constricted meaning typically attached to it by conservative Christian preachers
and their devout “believers” – not because it somehow intimates that Jesus is the
one and only Son of God for every human being on the planet; a Super-Being who
we must either worship wholeheartedly and with absolute allegiance, or suffer
eternally for wont of doing so … No, to read this verse in such a limited way is not
only to inadvertently denigrate the majestic worth of the biblical manuscripts
themselves, but is also to blaspheme against the teachings of Jesus Christ. For the
“Him” mentioned herein is not referring to Jesus Christ directly, but rather “the
Word” – “the Logos” in the ancient Greek manuscripts – a term used at the time to
reference the Divine Spark of Life that resides within all sentient beings, not
merely one of them … Also, even if the “Him” here mentioned were referring
specifically to Jesus Christ – note that his Divinity did not come into being with
him, but came into being in him; namely, that Jesus‟ Divinity was not inherently
attached from birth, but was rather something that was called forth by his Noble
(i.e. selflessly motivated) Choices and their subsequently Noble (i.e. self-sacrificially
Caring) Deeds … Finally, this Divine Light that came into being in Jesus was the
very same Light “of all people” – that (just as Jesus himself so often stated – see John
14:20 et al) every sentient being has equal access to the very same degree of
spiritual perfection that Jesus displayed; and that all we need to do to enliven the
same is courageously follow his example – to humbly follow his Way by
resolutely adhering to his Truth while courageously emulating his Love.
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