“[Religious leaders] who abuse others in order to gain power; who rob and deceive the innocent; who place the demands of goodness and justice beneath their own self-preservation; who close themselves against the very light they claim to radiate. The darkness here is willful, self-conscious, and self-chosen: the most destructive form of all, leading to alliance with the forces of darkness. Such deliberate rebellion and unbelief are the true manifestation of sin in the Fourth Gospel.” Aaron Hann @aaronjhamm on X (X.com) May 30, 2024 Pt.2Pt.3 Pt. 1
“…the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” John 3: 19-21
See also: harm & abuse: Man born blind (John 9), Jesus (John 18-19) neglecting justice: Matt. 23:23