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Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn`t darkness.
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Is Your Light Actually Darkness?
This verse is a serious call to self-examination. Commentators like Spurgeon and Ellicott urge readers to question if their most cherished beliefs, personal principles, or even their religion might be a form of self-deception. The danger is when the very "light" we use to guide our lives is, in fact, darkness.
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