From the ArcaMax Publishing, Billy Graham Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/billygraham/s-367750-936146
Q: Somewhere I heard that the Bible says people love darkness instead
of light. I assume this means spiritual darkness, but I don't think
it's true. I've been on a search for spiritual enlightenment most of
my life because I don't want to live in spiritual darkness. -- R.W.
A: You're probably thinking of the Bible's words in John 3:19: "This
is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness
instead of light because their deeds were evil."
What do these words mean? They refer to the fact that most people in
Jesus' time rejected Him and turned their backs on Him. He was the
Light, sent from God to show us the way out of our spiritual darkness;
as Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will
never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12).
And yet most people refused to believe in Him, because they wanted to
continue in their old sinful ways rather than turn their lives over to
God. As a result, they allowed Him to be crucified, and because of
their evil ways they continued to live in spiritual darkness.
Tragically, this still happens today.
I'm thankful you don't want to live in spiritual darkness -- and you
don't need to, because Jesus Christ -- who was God in human flesh --
has come into the world. Why did He come? He came to erase the barrier
that separates us from God -- a barrier caused by our sin. Don't look
in the wrong places, but by faith turn to Jesus Christ and open your
heart and life to Him. Only He is "the true light that gives light to
every man" (John 1:9).
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