Im so confused sorry for my lack of understanding.
I dont want to cause an argument, i really dont know the answer to this.
From my understanding a person has to accept Jesus into there life befor they can be saved.
I understand that if you accept Jesus into your life you also recieve the holy spirit.
But here in John we see this scripture refering to a light allready existing in mankind.
Read it again.
John 1:9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
My understanding is not all of mankind has accepted Jesus as there lord and saviour.
So what would be the light that lives in all mankind ?
Some say that the light that lives in all mankind is the word of God.
But how can that be so when not all of mankind has accepted Jesus and the new covenant.
We see that the word of God lives in all mankind.
Jer 31:33-34 “
I will put
my law in
their minds and
write it
on their hearts. I
will be
their God, and they
will be
my people. No longer
will they teach
their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because
they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
Theres a possability that the light that lives in all mankind could be the word of God
But again not all have accepted Jesus.
I am leaning towards the light that lives in all of mankind is the word of God but im not fully convinced.
I feal the light that lives in all mankind could be the word and the soul plus something else, but im not quite sure what that something else is.
It Could be the mind its self. As the mind is a beautiful creation.
im not sure if this relates to the mind
Matthew 6:22
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[
a] your whole body will be full of light.