Works do not save us; we are saved by grace through faith. This shining light, this city on a hill, is not how we acquire salvation; the light is a result of salvation. If the light is not there, can ...

Matthew 5: 14-16“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.