When Jesus came, he declared that he is the light of the world.
When Jesus came, he declared that he is the light of the world. Now the true light has come ( You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is“ a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.).
Remember that Jesus is our light and that he must be the center of our lives, and that we are called to be light to the world.
Except for idolatry or witchcraft, the Bible does not order or forbid lighting a candle. Using candles for lighting or decoration is not a sin.
Light the candle as decoration
The act of lighting a candle in itself is not sinful. There is nothing wrong with liking the smell or light of a candle. The believer is free to light a candle if he or she wishes.
Romans 14:22 The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is the one who does not condemn himself in what he approves.
The most important is the thing is the heart. If lighting a candle makes you uncomfortable or tempting you to idolize, then don’t use candles. But, if your conscience allows it, you can use it.
Lighting a candle for the dead is not biblical.
The saints cannot help us either. And even if they could, their prayers could not be bought with candles. We have only one intercessor with God – Jesus!
( 1 Timothy 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus )
We can place our cares directly with him. Jesus loves us and is already giving attention to each one of us
( Matthew 10:30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered)
we don’t need to do much to get His attention and favor! Lighting a candle to ask for help from the saints or the dead is a lack of faith in God and His love for us. In this cases, lighting a candle becomes idolatry. Only God deserves glory, not the dead.