{"id":38911,"date":"2013-05-11T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=38911"},"modified":"2021-10-22T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T00:26:40","slug":"what-was-the-source-of-light-on-the-first-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-was-the-source-of-light-on-the-first-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What was the source of light on the first day?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Which light did God create on the first day? Because we know the sun is the only source of light. If there is an eclipse there will darkness on the surface of the earth.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Light is a form of energy.\u00a0 The sun as well as all the stars produce light. Just because a point source for light wasn&#8217;t made at the beginning, it doesn&#8217;t mean that energy in the form of light didn&#8217;t exist.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which light did God create on the first day? Because we know the sun is the only source of light. If there is an eclipse there will darkness on the surface of the earth. Answer: Light is a form of energy.\u00a0 The sun as well as all the stars produce light. 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