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The Gospel of JohnThe Gospel of John is the fourth of the four gospels in the New Testament of the Bible.The gospel of John stands on its own, coming from a "believer" point-of-view and presents Jesus as God. The audience of this gospel is primarily a group of believers. Those who had converted and were ready for the deeper truths of the divinity of Jesus Christ. As a stand alone book, the gospel of John is the only one that covers the awesome, profound narration of the pre-human existence of Jesus Christ. Juxtaposed to this is the lack of the details of the Lord's human incarnation -- leaving these details entirely to Luke the physician. The gospel of John refers to many of the words of Christ that are not found in the other three synoptic gospels. For instance the many profound words and truths expressed to the disciples during the last week, days and on the very night of His crucifixion. This same John is also the writer of the book of Revelation. As a write, John is both simple and profound. It is said that his Greek writing is so pure and simple that beginning students are mostly directed to his gospel. On the other hand it is also said that theologically, his insights are profoundly powerful and far-reaching as to make his gospel an advanced textbook for the Christian scholar. This, it is said, is a remarkable testimony to the divine inspiration of this amazing and unique gospel. One distinctive reference in the gospel of John is the cycle of the two words "I AM" spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ: I AM the light of the worldI AM the bread of lifeI AM the good shepherdI AM the way, the truth and the life ...the phrases of course resounding from the burning bush of Old Testament by the same Yahweh who is now in the flesh in the New Testament. This corroborating with Jesus' words: "Before Abraham was, I am". (John 8:57,58) In the gospel according to John, Jesus Christ is clearly the Eternal, the One and only God throughout the Old and New Testaments.
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