4:12- bit of a conclusion

Well, put all that together and I think you're probably somewhere in the right area. It is not unfair- and its not fair either- incredibly gracious- but not cheap grace- very serious- the beloved son died to restore relationship between people and the Father- joyful and sober. And though our society can't seem to grasp it – or is pathologically afraid of it- there are consequences. It is a real universe we live in – with a real God who created it- and good and evil are real things- though one day only good will remain. And people – these beings made a little lower than God or angels* are crowned with glory and honour- given dominion over the work of his hands- worth more than many sparrows to him- treated seriously- God “desires everyone to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” but part of our 'godlikeness' is to choose and to strive for him – We are the captains of our own destiny in this- the offer is extended to all- but all will not be saved- And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil- So I suppose we get to choose whether he will be the captain of our soul or we will- And having written all that – its shorthand for all the myriad contingencies* of life- The light does not always or perhaps often shine from the mountain top- often glimpses through a thick forest- or clouds- or its night and cloudy and somewhere there is half remembered dream of stars- And at various times on the breeze we smell the fragrance of a far sunrise- as his spirit moves mysteriously through our lives, inviting, confronting and inspiring. We have to be open to where that breeze takes us- and as we are, we will see more- where once we stood on the 'outside' and all was dark and parables to us, then we will start to see- light will become more than a half dreamed memory- it will become part of our living experience- and we will come to see this light has a personality; is in fact a person.