John 8:12 - Is the Light of the Word God Almighty?

These two scriptures are sometimes presented as proof that Jesus is God. The assumption regarding these two scriptures appear to be that since John wrote that "God is light", and since Jesus said that "I am the light of the world," that this is in some way proof that Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The problem is that Jesus also said to his followers: "You are the light of the world." (Matthew 5:14) If one is assuming that Jesus' referring to himself as the "light of the world in John 8:12 means that Jesus is "God" whom John wrote of in 1 John 1:5, then, if one is consistent in such an assumption, one should also assume that Jesus was saying that his followers are also "God".

A few other points to note:

In 1 John 1:5, "God" is referring to only one person, and is distinguished from "His Son Jesus Christ" in 1 John 1:7. In other words "His" in 1 John 1:7 is referring back to "God" in 1 John 1:5, and thus we know that John was not speaking of "God" as being more than one person.

Additionally, while John wrote that "God is light", meaning that God is light even at the time that John wrote those words (which was after the days of Jesus' flesh -- Hebrews 5:7), Jesus said that he is the "light of the world" only while he was in the world. (John 9:5) This is because that while he was in the days of his flesh, while he was a human being a little lower than the angels, unlike other men, Jesus always was obedient to God; he proved himself incorruptible as a man, and by this he brought life and incorruptibility to light. (2 Timothy 1:10, Green's Literal) Thus, directly, Jesus is no longer the light of the world, since he is no longer in the world that was condemned through the sin of Adam. -- Romans 5:12-19.

It should be seen from by comparing spiritual revealing with spiritual revealing (1 Corinthians 2:13) that Jesus as being the "light of the world" is not the same thing as when his God and Father is spoken of as being "light' in 1 John 1:5.