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 Monday, July 15, 2019. The beginning of the gospel of John is one of the most
-prominent and very fascinating texts of the bible. It is about Jesus, who is also called
+prominent and most fascinating texts of the bible. It is about Jesus, who is also called
 the word. The gospel introduces its main topic in its first verses, telling
 us what is important and why.
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 -- the word -- is the beginning of all what is. The claim formulated in the
 gospel of John could not be reaching further into the origin of creation!
+But this introduction of the gospel of John does not only talk about the
+physical world. It also talks about humans ...
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-**  ... **
+** Principles of Action ... **
+"In him was life, and the life was the light of man ...". Life is surrounding
+us. Life is in plants, in micro-organisms, in animals, in humans. Life is the
+most fascinating thing we know on this planet. We are part of it, we ARE
+life ourselves.
+When we hear that life was in him, the statement is beyond the simple
+fact that God lives, that the world lives. The life which is meant here
+is the original life, the eternal life. It is the life which cannot die.
+It refers to something beyond the life we know on our planet. It is a life
+which is God's life, which is God's character, his being, original life.
+These few lines already bear deep meaning of life beyond measure. They
+imply the life of love, the life of the spirit, eternal life. And this life
+has been the light of man, ever since. It has been the light of man at the
+beginning of creation. It has been this light throughout the history
+which is reflected in the Old Testament. And it has been the light in Jesus
+and his followers since 2000 years ago.
+The original light of life shines in the darkness. We need to understand
+what darkness means. Darkness in the biblical sense is life which does
+not see, which is separated from God, which is not filled by the Holy Spirit.
+But the light of Jesus shines through this darkness. He came to save. He
+came with mercy. He came to bring you and me back into the community of
+life. And darkness has not overcome this message. You can still hear it.
+You can still listen, you can turn, you can trust, you can see. The door
+is open, as it has been for centuries, for you and for me. There is light
+to see, light to live, light to trust! Yesterday, today and tomorrow ...
 (Roland Potthast)
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