First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange Texas

Not every book of the Bible gives us their main idea as clearly as John did. John tells us his purpose statement plainly in John 20:30-31 where he wrote “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (ESV)” John wrote his gospel so that people who had not heard about Jesus would believe and for struggling Christians to be built up in their faith and find assurance. It is not an accident that this purpose statement comes right after Jesus met with his fearful and doubting disciples meaning that John desired for us to know the power and love of Christ, specifically that Jesus is the son of God and that there is life through faith.