Five in the Bible - Often Overlooked - The Gospels of John.

 

The Gospel of John itself is worthy of all the accolades, and yet John is ideal for learning Greek. The Greek and the English are simple and profound, but the content is so great that the ancients saw the eagle in its flight of the Fourth Gospel.

But wait! The three Epistles of John are simple and yet carry important messages, even though 1 John is the largest of the three.

The Revelation of John the Divine

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 To John

If the reader spends the time, it will be easy to see how God has given John to the world through the Apostle John. The fabric of Revelation reveals the pattern of the Scriptures from Genesis 1 onward, keeping the same logic of the very last book of the Bible. 

Aiming at Parallel Bible Passages and Paragraphs

 

KJV Genesis 1:1-5

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

John 1:1-5

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

It is good to notice parallel passages and gain insights from the study of similar concepts. It is much better to dwell on passages slowly and repeat them. The Holy Spirit gives us divine power in reading and remembering.

Garfield School and Its Benefits

 

I cannot get over the grade school I attended - Garfield (the President) Elementary School. The building went condo, and the old pictures shared with various classes, teachers, and the principal. 

Whenever I add something to the Moline Memories blog, I think of those days. They were teachers and my friends. Best of all, my fellow students loved my teacher (Gladys Jackson) and wrote to her many decades later. The alumni kept writing and talking about her, thanking her.

Many of the lady school teachers also taught Sunday School. Yes, teachers were energetic and loved. They went home to cook supper. They also supported and swarmed the PTA - Parent Teacher Association. That meant DESSERT! for all ages, plus more serious foods and competition for the best.

Much of that could be restored, but that would take an enormous response to all the benefits still possible.