Daniel Whedon 14. Ye Apostles, and indeed all Christians are the light of the world For how dark the world would be without a Christ, a Gospel, a Holy Spirit, and a Church! Yet the Christian is not like the sun, self-luminous, but borrows his rays, like the moon, from a primal source. Or rather he is like the candle, mentioned below, deriving light, yet putting forth vigour to produce light. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid So the Church of God should be as a central and elevated city,... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:14
14. Ye Apostles, and indeed all Christians are the light of the world For how dark the world would be without a Christ, a Gospel, a Holy Spirit, and a Church! Yet the Christian is not like the sun, self-luminous, but borrows his rays, like the moon, from a primal source. Or rather he is like the candle, mentioned below, deriving light, yet putting forth vigour to produce light. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid So the Church of God should be as a central and elevated city,... read more