{"id":4031,"date":"2024-05-25T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/understanding-matthew-5-14-16-be-the-light\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:41:31","slug":"understanding-matthew-5-14-16-be-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/understanding-matthew-5-14-16-be-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"\u9a6c\u592a\u798f\u97f35:14-16\u7684\u542b\u4e49\uff1a\u201c\u4f60\u4eec\u662f\u4e16\u4e0a\u7684\u5149\u201d\uff08\u4f5c\u5149\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>In these verses Jesus tells his disciples that they are the light of the world. The good they do is meant to be seen, the way a lamp is lit to light the whole house, so that people give glory to God. The praise their light draws belongs to their Father in heaven, and not to them. He begins with what we are before he tells us what to do. Then he pictures us as a lamp, a small clay\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus tells his disciples to let their good works be seen so that people glorify God, not them. The city, the lamp, the bushel and John 8:12 explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3832,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/light-symbolism-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":4031,"position":0},"title":"What Does Light Symbolize in the Bible? God, His Word and Christ","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"25 5 \u6708, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In Scripture light stands first for God, who is light. 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