Light Of The World Quotes

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  Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.67, Beacon Press

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• The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”

  Charles Spurgeon

  Christian, Light, Church

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• All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

  Francis of Assisi

  Inspirational, Cheer Up, Positive Thinking

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• Often you can see power lines running alongside the street. Unless current is flowing through them, there is no light. The power line is you and I! The current is God! We have the power to allow the current to flow through us and thus to generate the light of the world: JESUS - or to refuse to be used and, thus, allow the darkness to spread.

  Mother Teresa

  Running, Jesus, Light

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• We are indeed the light of the world-but only if our switch is turned on.

  John Hagee

  Christian, Light, World

  John Hagee (1989). “Being Happy in an Unhappy World”

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• Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.

  Jonathan Edwards

  Light, Mind, World

  Jonathan Edwards (1852). “The Works ...”, p.169

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• You are the light of the world. You are an instrument of the Divine. You are the greatest miracle in the world. Life is graced by your presence.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Light, Miracle, World

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Mar 29, 2017

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• You are the light of the world. Shine, and darkness will disappear.

  Paulo Coelho

  Light, Shining, Darkness

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 22, 2011

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• Don't be fearful about the journey ahead; don't worry about where you are going or how you are going to get there. If you believe in the first person of the Trinity, God the Father, also believe in the second person of the Trinity, the one who came as the Light of the World, not only to die for people, but to light the way... This one, Jesus Christ, is himself the Light and will guide your footsteps along the way.

  Edith Schaeffer

  Christian, Jesus, Father

  Edith Schaeffer (2014). “A Way of Seeing”, p.174, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• We can be the light of the world without leaving our high beams on and annoying everybody.

  Bob Goff

  Light, Leaving, World

  FaceBook post by Bob Goff from Jan 31, 2015

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• Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

  Desiderius Erasmus

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Light Life

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• We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, God, Christian

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  A Return to Love ch. 7 (1992). Frequently misattributed to Nelson Mandela.

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• You are the light of the world. You are the
  consciousness that illuminates the world. Know yourself as that, and that's
  freedom, liberation, awakening, the end of suffering and madness. And it's
  happening right here.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Light, Suffering, World

  FaceBook post by Eckhart Tolle from Jul 08, 2010

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• Hopelessness may be the saddest word in our language. Despair is the enemy of our souls. It can paralyze us, halt our progress, and cause us to lose our way. But hope awakens us like a light shining in the darkness. We can endure all things when our hope is centered in one who will never fail us-our Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the light of the world.

  Dwan J. Young

  Jesus, Light, Shining

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• Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Hate, Light

  "A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings".

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• Jesus himself, as the gospel story goes on to its dramatic conclusion, lives out the same message of the Sermon on the Mount: he is the light of the world, he is the salt of the earth, he loves his enemies and gives his life for them, he is lifted up on a hill so that the world can see.

  N. T. Wright

  Jesus, Light, Giving

  Source: kenwytsma.com

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• There was nothing dark and hidden about Jesus. He was and is the Light of the world, and He welcomed the light.

  Samuel Logan Brengle

  Jesus, Dark, Light

  Samuel Logan Brengle (2013). “Take Time to Be Holy: 365 Daily Inspirations to Bring You Closer to God”, p.45, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in the grocery store, even among unsaved friends and family members, God's people are there to bring seasoning to an unsavory situation.

  Joyce Meyer

  Christian, Jobs, Light

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• Continue to walk in the faith and, faithful to the mandate that has been entrusted to you, go out with solicitude and joy toward all creatures and pass on to them the gifts of salvation...Let yourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit to be the leaven of new life, salt of the earth and light of the world.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Light, Joy, Faithful

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• The book of Revelation says that we no longer need the sun or the moon, for Christ is the light of the world.

  Tim LaHaye

  Book, Moon, Light

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• In Holman Hunt's painting, "The Light of the World, "Christ is shown in a garden at midnight, holding a lantern in His left hand. With His right hand He is knocking on a heavily paneled door. When the painting was unveiled, a critic remarked to the painter, "Mr. Hunt, the work is unfinished. There is no handle on the door." "That," Hunt answered, "is the door to the human heart. It can be opened only from the inside."

  James Keller

  Work, Heart, Garden

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• Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illuminate their lives. Those who see the light of the world view the dark spots as merely potential light.

  Wayne Dyer

  Spiritual, Dark, Thinking

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• For within you is the light of the world — the only light that can be shed upon the Path.

  Mabel Collins

  Light, World, Path

  Mabel Collins, Lon Milo DuQuette (2012). “The Light on the Path: Light on the Path: Magical Antiquarian, A Weiser Books Collection”, p.8, Weiser Books

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