Rather than picturing the Spirit’s fruit as a homemade pie that depends on its ingredients, we are to picture it as a tree. A fruitful tree is dependent on external factors to survive and thrive.
The 1:1 ratio results from the way the X and Y chromosomes are doled out in sperm and eggs. We know that boys and girls are produced in much the same frequency. But how – and why – is this 1:1 ...
John begins with a poetic prologue (1:1-18) that many have dubbed the "overture" to the whole work. From chapters one to twelve the narrative crescendos to the climax of the Last Supper ...