1) Jesus is the light

2) Darkness is an effect not a cause

3) We’ve been invited to live in the light

 

“Eyes that LOOK are common - eyes that SEE are rare” J.Oswald Sanders 

 

“Throughout our lives, we form narratives and biases based on how we perceive  others through our lens - then we interact with people based on that perspective, regardless of whether it’s true or not” Victoria Wilson 

 

1) Living in darkness creates a lens

 

Darkness: look out for yourself, superiority, blame, justice, cancel culture

 

Light: lay down your life, humility, forgiveness, love cover, grace

 

Gen 2:15-17

 

Gen 3:1,4,5

 

Gen 3:11-14

 

Col 1:13-14

 

 

2) Living in light requires a new lens

 

Jn 7:4

 

Jn 8:1-12 

 

3) Jesus is the lens

 

Jn 8:12

 

Jn 3:16-17

 

“Accusation will use truth as a weapon to destroy you and others. It will misrepresent God and His word to abuse and lay a burden of guilt” Dr Henry Wright 

 

Mt 7:1-2