[wideawake]

That was a long post, bb, but I think everyone was already aware of what "have" and "perish" mean. This is not a discussion of semantics or morphology, but of syntax.

This verse contains a dependent clause of purpose - you cannot argue that it is an independent indicative construction.

It was written the way it was written for a reason.

[sirchtruth]

This verse contains a dependent clause of purpose - you cannot argue that it is an independent indicative construction.

I really appreciate your knowledge of language and usage, it serves a great purpose here.

However, I wish I was on the same level knowledge wise so I could understand your post.