Is it really true that we can receive some part of the fullness of God? John says yes. In fact, he says that it is of this fullness that we have all received, referring to those who have received Jesus and become the children of God.
How can anyone cross this great divide between the creature and the Creator, the mortal and the immortal, the finite and the eternal, between man and God? If someone as pious and favored as Moses could not, we have no hope.
Many scoff at the Bible and say there is no enough evidence, or not enough evidence, to prove that God exists, much less that he created the whole world. Think how foolish it is to deny the existence of the divine Creator, when he has come down himself to live among us!
What does it mean to be a witness? It means to speak about what you know and have seen, but it actually means a bit more than that, because being a witness is more than just bearing witness. A witness is who you are.
Christ is light in that he is the One who brings reality into focus. It is his nature to reveal the truth about our humanity and God’s divinity. He reveals our true nature and condition as fallen, sinful creatures, and God’s nature as holy and morally perfect. He shows where we stand in relationship to God.
