And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
Genesis 1:2
"The formless void of the earth is compared to the sinner before Christ
comes into his heart.
The earth was created in the beginning but without
the light of the gospel it is fruitless and empty.
In this context the
darkness represents the old life and even the old covenant and the light
represents the new life or new covenant.
---This sequence is important to
remember when we reflect on the process of salvation.
God has given man a complete rule of life in his law.
Obeyed, he shall
live by it, through the merits of Christ. Transgressed, it has power to
condemn.
The law sends men to Christ, and Christ points them back to the law."
A.T. Jones RH Sep 27, 1881