There is a way to negate something in Greek that rarely gets translated into English in such a way as allow most of us to feel the full force of it.
A Moment on the Scriptures: The Theology of Christmas (10)
What is Faith?
Who said that?
Exegetical Meditations (41)
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How we talk about Jesus matters. It matters because our speech about him is a reflection of what we believe to be true about him, and what we believe to be true about him directly shapes the relationship we’re in with him. If we believe Jesus to be less than what he’s revealed to be in Scripture then we could in danger of worshipping someone who is no real Jesus at all.