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1 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | Lionstrong | 8000 | ||
Our light in this context does not mean the life we live, but the truth of the Gospel in particular, and in generalthe truth of God's Word as a whole. It's only through Christ that we become sons of the Father. ........... If men don't see our good works in light of the Gospel, then they will misinterpret them, and not glorify God. They may wrongly think that we do good works not because of the saving grace of Christ, but because we're "good" people. ............. . Some how we must explain the Gospel to people in such a way that they may see our good works (which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Eph 2:10) in their proper light that credit may be giving to whom credit is due, that is, the Father. |
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2 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | Radioman | 8006 | ||
So that..."they may BECAUSE OF YOUR GOOD DEEDS, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation." 1 Pet 2:12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation. Matt 5:16 *light so shine*." A godly life gives convincing testimony of the saving power of God. That brings Him glory. Compare 1 Pet 2:12." (MacArthur Study Bible) |
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3 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | Lionstrong | 37676 | ||
Hi Radioman, So, are you saying that you think "light" in the context of Mat 5:16 means good works? Peace, Lionstrong |
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4 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | firedup | 61001 | ||
Light is the life which you live santified in the life of God. Your Moral excellence is first of all to me the most imprtant. The world needs to see Christians who don't live a life comparable to theirs. One that is different through the stances that they take. Ministers such as Smith Wigglesworth never allowed a Newspaper into his home. The power came from his devotion to moral excellence. Therefore people will see more of Him the more we give Him the priority in our lives. | ||||||
5 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | Lionstrong | 61018 | ||
Hi Firedup, and welcome to the Forum! I agree that moral excellence in very important. Christ saved us to be holy people of good works. And there are other important truths in God's word. The importance of these truths are not what we are concerned with in this passage, but with the meaning of the term "light" in this context. Let your light shine that your good works may be seen. So the light is not the good deeds of our life. It is the good deeds of our life that Christ wants the light to shine on. It is the gospel that enlightens men to see our good deeds aright, that is, as the product of God's grace and not anything in us. Natural man has ingrained in his mind that it is our good works that save us, that make us acceptable to God. Therefore it is imperative that men see our good works as they really are, in "light” of the gospel. The gospel teaches that it is, "by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." (Eph 2:8-10) The good works are not in us or from us, and the gospel light will help men see this and glorify the Father and not us. If the good works are not seen in the gosple light, men will glorify us for our good works and not the Father. If light in this passage means life or good works then, (1) it makes the words "good works" in the passage redundant, (2) it ignores the meaning of light as knowledge as used in other passages of Scripture. (3) it ignores the illuminating analogy of knowledge, and (4) it ignores the fact that men already see (visually) our good works, but they don't see (understand) our good works. 2 Tim. 1:10, “but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,” Peace, P.S. I'm curious; how did you come upon this post, since it is not a recent entry, and this is your first post? |
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6 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | firedup | 61317 | ||
This is what I am saying. In a dark room you will see a match, beause it is the only light in the room. In a room of people those who have moral excellence will first bee seen due to character. Our light that shines is not our works I agree, but our light that shines is our relationship with our master. Light in every physical term is easy to see, a person saved is not always one who is easy to see. But a Christian who leads a life of moral excellence will be picked out of a crowd and usually followed. That is why so many follow Dr. Billy Graham, and that is why so many have followed Jesus. I came across this post because this is what God has been teaching me about the Christian life lately. |
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7 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | Lionstrong | 61327 | ||
Hello Firedup! I'm sure there are many passage in Scripture that speak of our life in Christ as being illuminating. One passage that comes to mind is Phil 2:14-16: "Do all things without grumbling or disputing; that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may have cause to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. But you'll notice that even in this context the gospel ("word of life") is included. So, while "light" sometimes refers to "life," in careful Bible study you must see what a word means in the passage in which it is used. So, in the context of Matt 5, it is God's people who have the gospel light. To the extent that we have the gospel light, we ARE the light of the world. We are to tell men the gospel that they may see our good works for what they really are, that is, wrought in God, not in us, that the Father may be glorified. (John 3:21) Somewhere in your Christian life you'll come across the concept of word and deed. You can't have one without the other. Good works without the gospel still leaves men lost. Good News without good deeds is hypocrisy. Peace, |
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