"Ye are the light of the world..."

In Matthew 5:14, Jesus teaches his diciples that, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid." Here is some commentary on that verse by John Gill that will shed some light: "What the luminaries, the sun and moon, are in the heavens, with respect to corporal light, that the apostles were in the world with regard to spiritual light: carrying and spreading the light of the Gospel not only in Judea, but all over the world, which was in great darkness of ignorance and error; and through a divine blessing attending their ministry, many were turned from the darkness of Judaism and Gentilism, of sin and infidelity, to marvellous light of divine grace..." It is obvious to see that our responsibility as true followers of Jesus is to carry the torch, so to speak, and shine forth the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is accomplished by His divine grace and our duty as servants to glorify him in our lives.