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PHall | September 22, 2009
Light is the condition of life. Physically, it represents glory; intellectually, truth; morally, holiness. Most translations do not capitalize light. Even the older version of the NASB didn’t. With the capitalization found in the updated version of the NASB, the translators are, in their opinion, hinting at the philosophical debate between the Gnostics and orthodox […]
PHall | September 22, 2009
Notice the indistinguishable connection between Jesus and life. Jesus didn’t “possess” life. Jesus was life. But equally important to John’s theology in defeating the Gnostics was the indistinguishable connection between the flesh and spirit of Jesus. Jesus was truly man, and fully God. Historically speaking, most heresies have emphasized one to the diminishing of the […]