Darkness has a way of disorienting us. When we cannot see clearly, every step feels uncertain. The Bible teaches that this physical reality reflects a deeper spiritual truth. Apart from Christ, humanity walks in spiritual darkness, trying to navigate life through our own wisdom, instincts, and desires, yet never truly seeing the path before us. Into that darkness, Jesus makes a remarkable declaration: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have...

When Jesus entered the temple and saw it filled with merchants and money changers, He made a whip, drove them out, and declared, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered the words of Scripture: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” (John 2:17) Jesus’ passion for the purity of His Father’s house was not a moment of rage; it was a deliberate act of holy devotion. He came to purify the temple, but more than that, He came to replace it....

The eternal God who spoke creation into being stepped into His creation. The Creator took on flesh. Jesus is both fully God and fully man—what theologians call the incarnation.