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Light in the Darkness

Excerpt:

The first eighteen verses of the Gospel according to John contain no end to theological richness. But as this paper should have an end, two ideas shall be brought to the forefront: Christ as mediator, and Christ as divine.

Truth and grace may seem contradictory; to have grace means to many the idea of overlooking something, in other words, ignoring some truth. Divinity also seems, by its mere supposition, to be so separate from us that though it may judge us by a law, it cannot be with us; we cannot behold it.

Jesus is not full of grace to the exemption of truth, nor does his fullness of truth hamper his grace. They are both fully realized in His fullness. Indeed, without His truth, how could we receive His grace? In His ultimate truth, we know ourselves in need of His ultimate grace.

Similarly, this gospel makes no bones about Christ’s divinity. It hammers the concept as a clear relief over its opening. Yet, Christ is personal, He is made flesh, and this point is etched just as clearly. So, Jesus is the light of the world, He is full of truth, and He puts on flesh, becomes a mediator between God and man. He is stretched out between these impossible extremes because He is the only one who can bridge their gap. And in His fullness we all receive grace upon grace.

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