Interface

Between Heaven and Earth

Author: David Ellis

  • I Am and the Door

    Don: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep…

  • I Am and the Light IX: Will You Know It When You See It?

    Don: Last week, Michael asked: How can we be sure the light we think we see is the true light? In the story of the blind man, the Pharisees had the spiritual arrogance to believe that they knew the light—they knew God—because of their belief system. The blind man had the humility to admit that…

  • I Am and the Light VIII: The Blind Man and Humility

    Don: In the story of the blind man, the disciples saw the blind man as an opportunity to discuss theology, by asking “Who sinned?” It’s a common trait of humanity to seek judgment. Jesus, however saw in the situation an opportunity to be re-creative, to heal the blind man and bring him into the light….

  • I Am and the Light VII: The Blind Man

    Don: Here is the scriptural context for our continuing discussion of God as Light: “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” (John 8:12) In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines…

  • I Am and the Light VI: Inner and Outer Darkness

    Don: Since no man can see the true light of God and live, perhaps darkness is a place of grace, of temporary sanctuary for Fallen Man. After the Fall, Adam and Eve went into hiding, into a place of darkness. God had to come looking for them. They also sought to cover themselves from their…

  • I Am and the Light V: Lucifer

    Don: At the Creation, God moved in the darkness to illuminate it—to separate the light from the darkness. But since… God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5) …the only way darkness could continue to exist would be if God were to remove his presence. Why did he…

  • I Am and the Light IV

    Don: There are differences between God’s original creation in the Garden of Eden and his final creation of a new heaven and earth as promised in Revelation. In the Garden, there was night and day. In the new earth there is only day, eternal light. The Garden had a Tree of Knowledge of Good and…

  • I Am and the Light III

    Don: Why did God not completely dispel the darkness when he created the heavens and the earth? In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters….

  • I Am and the Light II

    Jay: Three themes have emerged so far from our discussion of the theology of light: 1. Light is essential for life. 2. Light is essential for sight or discernment. 3. There is a true light and a false light. They leave us with three questions. Light began at the Creation: In the beginning God created…