The Second Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians
Chapter 4 Verse 6
6 For God that commanded the light to shine
out of darkness, is he which hath shined in our hearts,
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of
God in the face of Jesus Christ. (a)
Editor’s note - The following is a commentary by a Ms. Margaret E. Thrall from a book I have been using as a study aid along with my daily reading;
“The reference is from Genesis 1:3, although it is not an exact quotation, since the words of Genesis run; And God said let there be light. In this context it is an allusion the creation of physical light. The light that Paul is speaking of however, is the spiritual and intellectual inward illumination which is the result of the knowledge of God’s nature which Christians posses through their knowledge of Jesus Christ. Paul’s comparison of this enlightenment with the original creation of light at the beginning of the the world implies that the bringing in existence of Christians by God, through the work of the Apostles, is like the fresh creation of the human race. To live as a Christian is to live a totally new kind of life.”
Related Scripture
Genesis 1:3; 2 Peter 1:19; John 1:4-5, 9; John 8:12; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15; Ephesians 2:15; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10;
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