"He (GOD) turned everything over to him so he could give it away—a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever! And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the dark and doesn't see life. All he experiences of God is darkness, and an angry darkness at that." John 3:35b-36 (The Message)
John the Baptist, the chief articulator of the Christ is speaking to his disciples about Jesus. He's laying it all out for them to understand that this very Jesus is the one who is the game changer. The one the prophets had prophesied... the only son of God.
In explaining Christ John lays out a clear delineation between those who believe in Jesus and those who don't. Being the one who was destined to pave the way for Christ John is perhaps the one person on earth who is ultimately qualified to break down this divide. It also becomes a harsh truth.
The fact that those who don't believe in Christ as the Savior of the world will be relegated to a life of darkness is a truth that may not sit well with others, but think of it in the simplest of terms. Jesus is the light of the world, apart from light there is only darkness. Correct? So what John says is in fact true. It is a harsh truth indeed but only if you don't believe.
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