John 1:4 … The Light of all people (11/11/16)
“What has come into Being in Him is Life,
and that Light is the Light of all people.”
~ unknown (John 1:4)
This is an extremely important biblical verse, and not for the heavily constricted meaning typically attached to it by conservative Christian preachers and their devout “believers” – not because it somehow intimates that Jesus is the one and only Son of God for every human being on the planet; a Super-Being who we must either worship wholeheartedly and with absolute allegiance, or suffer eternally for wont of doing so.
No, to read this verse in such a limited way is not only to inadvertently denigrate the majestic worth of the biblical manuscripts themselves, but is also to blaspheme against the teachings of Jesus Christ … For the “Him” mentioned herein is not referring to Jesus Christ directly, but rather “the Logos” – “the Word” in the ancient Greek manuscripts – a term used at the time to reference the Divine Spark of Life that resides within all sentient beings, not merely one of them.
Also, even if the “Him” here mentioned were referring specifically to Jesus Christ – note that his Divinity did not come into being with him, but came into being in him; namely, that Jesus’ Divinity was not inherently attached from birth, but was rather something that was called forth by his Noble (i.e. selflessly motivated) Choices and their subsequently Noble (i.e. self-sacrificially Caring) Deeds.
Finally, this Divine Light that came into being in Jesus was the very same Light “of all people” – that (just as Jesus himself so often stated – see John 14:20 et al) every sentient being has equal access to the very same degree of spiritual perfection that Jesus displayed; and that all we need to do to enliven the same is courageously follow his example – to humbly follow his Way by resolutely adhering to his Truth while courageously emulating his Love.
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