Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life" .. "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world" .. "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness." (Jn 8:12, 9:5, 12:46; cf. Is 42:6; Mal 4:2; Jn 1, 4, 9; Ac 26:18)
Rebirth in the Lord Jesus Christ blesses sinners with the indwelling presence of the Holy Ghost who tabernacles within men not temples of stone (1 Cor 3:16,17, 6:19; 2 Cor 6:16; Re 3:20). "And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost" (Ac 13:52).
Forgiveness, eternal life, peace, and unspeakable joy (Mt 5:12, 41; Jn 16:22; Ac 14:1; 1 Th 1:6) is available to sinners who repent (turn from) sin and believe upon (turn to, trust in) the Lamb of God, who took the full weight of sin upon Himself at Calvary, saying: "It is Finished!"; "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do"; And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." (Jn 19:30; Lk 23:34, 46; cf. Is 53:12; Mt 5:44)
The imputed righteousness of Christ converts sinners to saints granting the privilege to be called sons of God. Love motivates the proclamation of the narrow path to unregenerate souls headed for an eternity in hell as we once were. "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." (2 Co 5:20-21)
Mankind's fall in the Garden of Eden utterly devastated the spiritual condition of all future generations (Gen 3), but God the Father sent God the Son to live sinless, die for crimes He did not commit, resurrect, and ascend to the right hand of the Majesty on High (Ac 7:55-56; Heb 1:3, 8:1). Whatever "ism" seeks to deny such immutable truth is a lie.
