The Church Chat Is Wondering If Pastor Mike Todd Has Gone Completely Bananas With His Latest Sermon and Wildest Analogy

Mike Todd has officially entered the Church Group Chat Hall of Fame with the statement that Jesus the Son is also the “sun” of the world. 

Somewhere, a Baptist deacon dropped his coffee, a theology nerd opened Logos Bible Software with trembling hands, and one lady in the comment section typed, “THIS IS HERESY” in all caps before finishing to make her potato salad.

Now, admittedly, my first reaction was: “Sir… please step away from the microphone.”

But after the initial eye twitch? He’s not entirely off his rocker.

Because biblically speaking, Jesus is associated with light, illumination, life, and the sustaining power behind creation. 

The issue is not necessarily the metaphor itself. 

Scripture actually gives him plenty of cosmic imagery. The issue is when pastors start sounding like they got their sermon notes from a Marvel movie trailer and a TED Talk simultaneously.

Jesus literally said:

“I am the light of the world.” — The Gospel of John 8:12

 

Not a light. 

THE light.

And honestly? The Bible goes hard with this imagery.

The prophet Malachi called the coming Messiah the:

“Sun of righteousness with healing in His wings.” — Book of Malachi 4:2

 

See? 

Mike Todd didn’t just invent this while freestyle preaching over keyboard pads and smoke machines. 

There is biblical precedent for connecting Jesus with the sun metaphorically.

And let’s be honest: the sun is the source of life for the earth. Without it? 

Everything goes away. Plants collapse. Ecosystems fail. 

Humanity becomes an expensive popsicle.

Spiritually speaking, that lines up with Christ being the sustaining source of all things.

Paul wrote:

“For by Him all things were created… and in Him all things hold together.” — Epistle to the Colossians 1:16-17

 

That’s not a totally massively  absurdly statement.

Also:

“In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.” — The Gospel of John 1:4

 

So no, the metaphor itself isn’t crazy.

But relax, brother.

Not every metaphor needs a matching color collection.

Still, if we strip away the theatrics, the core idea actually lands: 

Jesus is the source. The illuminator. The giver of life. The One creation revolves around.

Which honestly makes the church discourse funny.

Maybe next time just workshop the phrasing a little before Twitter gets involved.