Who is the light of the world today now that Israel rejected that role?
Believers today are the light of the world. Israel was to be the light according to all the Old Testament promises, but Israel rejected that opportunity. By application, you and I as believers now fulfill that role, just as Jesus said to the disciples they were the light of the world.
Les explains that while the Gospels do not contain Church doctrine, they are still for the believer’s learning and application. Jesus, speaking to the twelve on the northern shores of Galilee, pointed to a city on a hill and told the disciples they were the light of the world. The Old Testament promises designated Israel, the Jew, as the light of the world, but Israel rejected that opportunity. Therefore, by application, believers today are the light of the world.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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Was Jesus talking to Israel or to believers when He said 'You are the light of the world'?
The 'light of the world' can be applied to believers today, but Jesus originally spoke those words to Israel, not to Christians.