1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, December 18, 2008

2. Memory Verse Gal 5:16, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”

3. The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16 John 13:30 Night and Darkness Related to Evil

4. Doctrine of Night / Darkness in relation to Evil

5. 6) Evil loves the darkness and hates the light. Job 24:13; John 1:5; 3:16- 21; 8:12; 12:35, 46

6. Job 24:13, “Others have been with those who rebel against the light; they do not want to know its ways nor abide in its paths. 14 The murderer arises at dawn; he kills the poor and the needy, and at night he is as a thief.”

7. John 1:5, “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”

8. 7) Darkness exists in the thought pattern of the soul. Evil and degeneracy start with a thought. Mat 6:23; 15:18-19

9. Mat 6:23, “But if your eye is evil, the entire body is full of darkness.” (cosmic involvement)

10. Mat 15:18-19, “But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart (right lobe of the soul), and those defile the man. For out of the heart comes evil thoughts.”

11. 8) Fear is related to Darkness. Gen 15:12, Ex 10:21-22; Job 15:22-24; John 3:19-20

12. Gen 15:12, “Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.”

13. 9) Light symbolizes salvation, holiness, and life; while darkness stands for condemnation, sin, and death.

14. John speaks of four different kinds of darkness:

15. a)Mental darkness: John 1:5-8, 26, the minds of sinners are blinded by Satan, 2 Cor 4:3-6, and they cannot see spiritual truths.

16. b) Moral darkness: John 3:18-21, the unsaved love sin and hate the light.

17. c) Judicial darkness: John 12:35-36, if men don’t obey the light, God sends the darkness and Christ is hidden from them.

18. d) Eternal darkness: John 12:46, to “remain” in darkness means to live in hell forever. See vs. 42-50; Rev 21:8

19. 10) Judgement is related to darkness, Deut 28:29; 1 Sam 2:9; Prov 20:20; Isa 5:20; Mat 8:12; 22:13; 25:30, (the outer darkness); 2 Peter 2:4, 17; Jude 1:6, 13.

20. Isa 5:20, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”

21. 11) Light is given to overcome evil (darkness) and protect the believer. Prov 2:10-15; Acts 26:18; John 11:9

22. Acts 26:18, “To open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’”

23. Eccl 2:13-14, “And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. 14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness.”

24. 12) Bible Doctrine resident in the Soul protects the believer from the evils of darkness. 2 Sam 22:29; Psa 18:28; Prov 2:10-15; 2 Cor 4:6

25. 2 Sam 22:29 Psa 18:28, “For You are my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD illumines my darkness.”

26. a) The Balance of Residency, (M.B.D. /S. R.4.A.+ F.GHS), avoids thinking evil. It takes lots of Bible doctrine to reject evil. Prov 23:7-9

27. 2 Cor 4:6, “For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”

28. 13) There will be no night or darkness in the eternal kingdom of God. Rev 21:22-27; 22:5

29. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, December 18, 2008 Tape # 08-092 Night and Darkness related to Evil, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 232 John 13:30; John 3:16-21; 12:25-36, 42-50 Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, December 18, 2008 Tape # 08-092 Night and Darkness related to Evil, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Part 232 John 13:30; John 3:16-21; 12:25-36, 42-50 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008