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Johannine Theologyφῶς — focal lemma
Light and Life
Two gifts that are, in the end, one
In John's Gospel, light and life are inseparable: the life in Christ is the light of humanity. But this pairing begins at the first words of Genesis. Follow these twin themes across both Testaments.
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Scripture1 / 9Let There Be Light
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The first act of creation is not the making of matter or the forming of space—it is the speaking of light. Before sun or moon, before any luminous body, there is divine light. This is a theological ordering: light is the precondition of all that follows. It is the first gift of creation, spoken into existence by God's word alone.
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