| | '''16''' Do not err, my beloved brethren. | | '''16''' Do not err, my beloved brethren. |
| − | '''17''' Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above<ref>[[Luke, Chapter 11|Luk 11:13]]</ref>, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness<ref>[[Malachi, Chapter 3|Mal 3:6]], [[Numbers, Chapter 23|Num 23:19]]</ref>, neither shadow of turning.<ref>This enigmatic reference to no variableness or "shadow of turning" may foreshadow the development of [[calculus]] and its use of limits: the [[Father]] is [[infinite]] and [[perfect]], and not merely approaching these ideals. <br>In terms of calculus, this verse James 1:17 indicates that the second derivative of God is zero, thereby indicating God is at a maximum above which nothing is possible.</ref> | + | '''17''' Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above<ref>[[Luke, Chapter 11|Luk 11:13]]</ref>, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness<ref>[[Malachi, Chapter 3|Mal 3:6]], [[Numbers, Chapter 23|Num 23:19]]</ref>, neither shadow of turning.<ref>This enigmatic reference to no variableness or "shadow of turning" may foreshadow the development of [[calculus]] and its use of limits: the [[Father]] is [[infinite]] and [[perfect]], and not merely approaching these ideals. <br>In terms of [[calculus]], this verse James 1:17 states that the second derivative of God is zero, thereby explaining that God is at a [[mathematical]] maximum above which nothing is possible.</ref> |
| | '''18''' Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth<ref>[[John, Chapter 1|Joh 1:13]], [[1st Corinthians, Chapter 4|1 Cor 4:15]], [[1st Peter, Chapter 1|1 Pet 1:23]]</ref>, that we should be a kind of firstfruits<ref>[[Jeremiah, Chapter 2|Jer 2:3]], [[Revelation, Chapter 14|Rev 14:4]]</ref> of his creatures. | | '''18''' Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth<ref>[[John, Chapter 1|Joh 1:13]], [[1st Corinthians, Chapter 4|1 Cor 4:15]], [[1st Peter, Chapter 1|1 Pet 1:23]]</ref>, that we should be a kind of firstfruits<ref>[[Jeremiah, Chapter 2|Jer 2:3]], [[Revelation, Chapter 14|Rev 14:4]]</ref> of his creatures. |