This custom Hope Scribed original is a prophetic country-gospel song written for the December study on truth, tradition, and returning to the ancient paths. “Come Out From Among Them” confronts the darkness disguised as light and calls believers out of cultural mixture and back into the purity of God’s truth. It’s a strong, emotional, southern-worship piece built on Genesis 1, separation of light and darkness, and Paul’s call to step away from the world’s customs. A perfect soundtrack for December’s journey into clarity and holiness.
Cultural & Historical Insight
Before humans built rituals, festivals, or blended practices, God defined truth with a single command: Light. Order. Separation.
Nothing about this moment is tied to winter solstice celebrations, sun worship, or ancient pagan light festivals that existed in the nations surrounding Israel.
Those came much later, imitating a pattern God Himself created.
In ancient cultures, darkness represented chaos, fear, the unknown. God’s light was not just brightness — it was revelation, purity, and identity.
He didn’t imitate the nations. He established the pattern they later tried to copy.
Day 1 Is a Direct Rejection of Pagan Light Worship
Ancient civilizations worshiped the sun as a god — especially during the darkest time of year.
Egypt called it Ra.
Babylon called it Shamash.
Rome celebrated Sol Invictus (“the Unconquered Sun”)
the very festival that later merged into the December 25 celebration.
But Genesis declares something those nations never imagined:
- God created light before He created the sun.
- Light does not come from creation — it comes from the Creator.
- God’s light needs no seasonal celebration to revive it.
The earliest believers understood this clearly.
Hidden Truth
Before there was a “holiday,”
before there were customs,
before the world developed its own symbols and celebrations…
God spoke.
Truth began.
Light broke through.
This is the starting point of your December journey: Truth starts with God, not tradition.
God did NOT create a blend. He created a division:
Light on one side and Darkness on the other
He did not say, “Let there be twilight.”
He did not merge them. He separated them.
The entire Bible builds on this first dividing line.
Anywhere God draws a line, Satan builds a blur.
Spiritual Connection in Scripture
Light appears at every major turning point in the Bible:
The story of truth starts with light.
The story of Messiah ends with light.
December begins here with us returning to God’s definition, not the world's.
| Spiritual Connection | Scripture |
|---|---|
| Psalm 119 : 105 | His word is light. |
| John 1 : 5 | Light shines in darkness, and darkness cannot overcome it. |
| John 8 : 11 | Jesus: “I am the Light of the world.” |
| Revelation 21 : 23 | The Lamb Himself is the eternal light. |
Early Church Voices
Before Christianity blended with culture, early believers were cautious:
This isn’t about Dec 25 yet. We will discuss that at a later date. Today we’re focusing on the principle. None of them were reacting to Christmas (it didn’t exist yet). They were responding to the principle set in Genesis 1:
Light and darkness must not mix.
Truth and imitation must not blend.
Justin Martyr (AD 100–165)
“Whatever the nations celebrate, we examine. If it is not from God, we avoid it.”
Tertullian (AD 160–220)
“We have no fellowship with the works of darkness… nor with the festivals of the nations.”
Lactantius (AD 250–325)
“Truth cannot be mixed with falsehood.
Light cannot be blended with darkness.”
Application
Ask yourself today:
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Am I letting God define truth for me?
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Have I inherited traditions without testing them?
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Do I accept things because they are familiar… or because they are true?
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What places in my life need the Light of God to break in again?
December is not about attacking anyone’s traditions.
It’s about stepping into clarity —>
God’s clarity.
Rome celebrated Sol Invictus (“the Unconquered Sun”)
the very festival that later merged into the December 25 celebration.
Light is not seasonal.
Light is not symbolic.
Light is not cultural.
Light is God Himself.
אוֹר - Or (Light)
Means more than brightness. It means:
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revelation
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clarity
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purity
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the unveiling of God
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the exposing of lies
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the revealing of what is real vs fake
So when God said, “Let there be light,”
He was unleashing truth into the universe.
No wonder the enemy has spent millennia redefining “light,”
imitating “light,”
and creating festivals of “light” without God.
Ask yourself:
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Do I celebrate things because they are true — or because they are familiar?
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Have I ever questioned where my traditions came from?
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Do my December rhythms come from Scripture… or from culture?
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Have I assumed something was holy because it was wrapped in Christian language?
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Have I confused “good feelings” with “God’s light”?
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Do I measure practices by the Bible — or by nostalgia?
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Am I willing to bring my traditions into God’s light and let Him reveal the truth?
Light exposes.
Light clarifies.
Light purifies.
Day 1 is the day we choose truth over tradition.
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