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If you believe in Jesus and confess what he has done for you, you are a follower of Jesus!

The connecting word If introduces a hypothetical conditional relationship. If you believe in Jesus and confess what he has done for you, then you are a Christ follower. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical)

kingdom of darkness

Darkness is used here to refer to sin and everything that is evil. This could be translated as: “evil rule over people, which is like darkness.”

kingdom of light

Light here refers to Gods holiness and goodness. This could be translated as: “righteous rule over people, which is like light.” The Bible often compares evil to darkness, and goodness to light.