The
valley of the shadow of death holds no darkness for the child of God. There must
be light, else there could be no shadow. Jesus is the light. He has overcome
death. - Dwight L. Moody
Light,
in the Scriptures, is the emblem of purity, truth, knowledge, prosperity, and
happiness - as darkness is of the opposite. John here says that “God is light”
-- not the light, or a light, but light itself; that is, he is himself all
light, and is the source and fountain of light in all worlds. He is perfectly
pure, without any admixture of sin. He has all knowledge, with no admixture of
ignorance on any subject. He is infinitely happy, with nothing to make him
miserable. He is infinitely true, never stating or countenancing error; he is
blessed in all his ways, never knowing the darkness of disappointment and
adversity. - Albert Barnes
The
source of wisdom, knowledge, holiness, and happiness; and in him is no darkness
at all - no ignorance, no imperfection, no sinfulness, no misery. And from him
wisdom, knowledge, holiness, and happiness are received by every believing soul.
This is the grand message of the Gospel, the great principle on which the
happiness of man depends. - Adam Clark
The
valley of the shadow of death holds no darkness for the child of God. There must
be light, else there could be no shadow. Jesus is the light. He has overcome
death. - Dwight L. Moody
Light,
in the Scriptures, is the emblem of purity, truth, knowledge, prosperity, and
happiness - as darkness is of the opposite. John here says that “God is light”
-- not the light, or a light, but light itself; that is, he is himself all
light, and is the source and fountain of light in all worlds. He is perfectly
pure, without any admixture of sin. He has all knowledge, with no admixture of
ignorance on any subject. He is infinitely happy, with nothing to make him
miserable. He is infinitely true, never stating or countenancing error; he is
blessed in all his ways, never knowing the darkness of disappointment and
adversity. - Albert Barnes
The
source of wisdom, knowledge, holiness, and happiness; and in him is no darkness
at all - no ignorance, no imperfection, no sinfulness, no misery. And from him
wisdom, knowledge, holiness, and happiness are received by every believing soul.
This is the grand message of the Gospel, the great principle on which the
happiness of man depends. - Adam Clark