You once were darkness. Not just that we were in darkness, but we actually were darkness. Now we are not just in the light, we are light. Jesus said He was the light of the world (John 8:12), He also said we are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). So we need to live as children of light. This means living lives of goodness, righteousness and truth. Good behaviour sheds light on matters, the truth shows things as they really are, good behaviour beings life to people. Conversely, bad behaviour brings darkness, it obscures the truth and brings death to people.
The gospel is manifestly not a matter of being "let off". Unbelievers so often parody the gospel as being a matter of "it doesn't matter what we do, because God will forgive us". This is not the gospel at all. It is about a whole new life and a whole new way of life. So we are to have nothing to do with deeds of darkness, instead they are to be exposed for what they are.
We are to wake up to the light that has dawned and live accordingly.
The gospel is manifestly not a matter of being "let off". Unbelievers so often parody the gospel as being a matter of "it doesn't matter what we do, because God will forgive us". This is not the gospel at all. It is about a whole new life and a whole new way of life. So we are to have nothing to do with deeds of darkness, instead they are to be exposed for what they are.
We are to wake up to the light that has dawned and live accordingly.
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