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| | #the [[Gospel of John]] is incredibly powerful and life-changing, and even more so when occasional [[liberal]] "[[Editorial Comments in the Gospel of John|asides]]" that were later inserted into it are recognized as not part of the original;<ref>''See'' [[Undiluted Gospel of John]].</ref> | | #the [[Gospel of John]] is incredibly powerful and life-changing, and even more so when occasional [[liberal]] "[[Editorial Comments in the Gospel of John|asides]]" that were later inserted into it are recognized as not part of the original;<ref>''See'' [[Undiluted Gospel of John]].</ref> |
| | #professors and secular encyclopedias often refer to a book by its ordering in most [[Bible]]s, such as "the fourth Gospel," but its ordering is arbitrary and not inspired, and thus a distraction in understanding and benefiting from the Bible; | | #professors and secular encyclopedias often refer to a book by its ordering in most [[Bible]]s, such as "the fourth Gospel," but its ordering is arbitrary and not inspired, and thus a distraction in understanding and benefiting from the Bible; |
| − | #John 1:5 is an immensely powerful verse, but diluted in most translations with a past tense "did not overcome" (rather than "does not" or "cannot"): "That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it."<ref>[[HCSB]]. In what may merely be a scribe's mistake, the Greek uses for "overcome" the Aorist Indicative Active (simple past tense - literally, "not overcame"), despite using the Present Indicative Active for "shines". https://biblehub.com/john/1-5.htm#lexicon</ref> This verse also enables a greater appreciation of physical light vis-a-vis darkness. | + | #John 1:5 is an immensely powerful verse, but diluted in most translations with a past tense and weak negative "did not overcome": "That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it,"<ref>This quotation is from the [[HCSB]]. The Greek uses the Aorist Indicative Active (simple past tense - literally, "not overcame"), despite using the Present Indicative Active for "shines". https://biblehub.com/john/1-5.htm#lexicon</ref> when a stronger rendition would be "That light shines in the darkness, and the darkness succumbed to it." This wonderful verse also facilitates a greater appreciation of the interplay between physical light and darkness. |
| | #the innovative, mind-bending, and powerful use of the logic of [[infinity]] in [[the Gospels]], which [[liberal]] translators today downplay or hide;<ref>As an illustration from the [[Old Testament]], in 1599 the [[Geneva Bible]] correctly translated {{bibleref|Psalms|147|5}} as the "infinite" wisdom of [[God]], but most modern English translations fail to use "infinite" there.</ref> | | #the innovative, mind-bending, and powerful use of the logic of [[infinity]] in [[the Gospels]], which [[liberal]] translators today downplay or hide;<ref>As an illustration from the [[Old Testament]], in 1599 the [[Geneva Bible]] correctly translated {{bibleref|Psalms|147|5}} as the "infinite" wisdom of [[God]], but most modern English translations fail to use "infinite" there.</ref> |
| | #the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] was written soon after the [[Resurrection]], as confirmed in 14 ways, and yet [[liberal denial]] pretends otherwise; and | | #the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] was written soon after the [[Resurrection]], as confirmed in 14 ways, and yet [[liberal denial]] pretends otherwise; and |