"Salut, is Darkness evil? In John and throughout, Darkness has been used as imagery to represent anti-God views, but is this application universal? Must we hate darkness? I personally like it, because it is more peaceful and you become more perceptive in it, you are hidden, and so is everything else, not to mention the immunity to UV rays!"Bonjour! You are correct: John (and other Bible authors) often used light & darkness to describe God and evil (i.e. the absence of God). Consider John 1:5 for instance: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." Also see passages like Matthew 6:23; 8:12 and John 8:12. These verses do not teach believers to avoid dark places or to always have the lamp on in their home. So darkness is not inherently evil. It is the absence of light (see Genesis 1:2). After all, Jesus often woke up, while it was still dark, to pray (Mark 14:32)! The authors are using physical light and darkness to point to a deeper spiritual reality: God is light - the source of all energy, life and moral purity. The absence of light, i.e. darkness, represents the absence of God and therefore the absence of all things good and beautiful.
My final comment/observation in the form of a question: Why do you like being hidden? Remember, nothing is hidden from God who is the light that shines in the deepest, darkness places.
[Answered by Pastor HM]
