I am somewhat baffled by Raymond's response to my poem. It doesn't say
anything about a virgin birth so I have no idea why that was brought in.
My assumption is that Jesus' birth was normal but the gory details are
summed up in 'The word became flesh...'. I agree with John S that
atonement language does come in with Lamb of God twice in chapter one
and the timing of the end coinciding with Passover lambs being killed.
As for John saying that Joseph was Jesus' father how is that relevant to
the poem? I did look at the references and they depict other people
saying it. However, in John's gospel Jesus is said to speak frequently
of 'my father' meaning God not Joseph. I brought in several Johannine
expressions such as grace, truth, light, life, living water and faith,
the vital link to the living Jesus and in John the cross is the glory of
Jesus.
grace and peace
John Y
