Matthew 5:16....In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Re-Light , See Eph 5:8&9...For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
Php 5:8...so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe
1 Peter 2:9...9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Re Good Deeds, See John 15:8....This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
John 10:31&32...31Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, 32but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?"
Re "praise your Father ",See 1Peter 2:12....Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
More scriptures to look up are Pr 4:18 Isa 58:8 60:1-3 Ro 13:11-14 Eph 5:8 Php 2:15,16 1Th 2:12 5:6-8 1Pe 2:9 1Jo 1:5-7
.Mat 6:1-5,16 23:5 Ac 9:36 Eph 2:10 1Ti 2:10 5:10,25 6:18 t*t 2:7,14 3:4,7,8,14 Heb 10:24 1Pe 3:1,16
Isa 61:3 Joh 15:8 1Co 14:25 2Co 9:13 Ga 1:24 2Th 1:10-12 1Pe 2:12 4:11,14
Mat 6:9 23:9 Lu 11:2
Comment
1....Let your light so shine. Like the city set on a hill, or the lighted lamp on a stand. We are told, (1) To let our light shine. (2) Before men. (3) By good works. (4) That they may glorify the Father in heaven. Christ is the Light; we will shine reflected light if we walk in his light. If we give forth light it will honor God.
2....Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven-As nobody lights a lamp only to cover it up, but places it so conspicuously as to give light to all who need light, so Christians, being the light of the world, instead of hiding their light, are so to hold it forth before men that they may see what a life the disciples of Christ lead, and seeing this, may glorify their Father for so redeeming, transforming, and ennobling earth's sinful children, and opening to themselves the way to like redemption and transformation.
Are the comments above right or wrong , why ?
Why does Jesus say "praise your Father in heaven" ,why did Jesus not say praise me on earth as many of us Christians believe Jesus is God ?
Good deeds , how can we bear much fruit as John 15:8 brought out ?
Have i missed any important points ?
Can you add any relevant scriptures or comments ?
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