John A Gentleman Bellevue, Scripture chapters and verses with full summary, commentary meaning, and concordances for Bible study. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. • John begins his epistle by proving the humanity of Christ (1 Jn. Jesus' statement in John 3:14-15 likens his being "lifted up" to the bronze serpent in the wilderness, indicating that belief in the crucified Christ confers eternal life. He saw and bare record that he is the Son of God. 1:1-3). To confirm his testimony concerning Christ, John declares the appearance at his baptism, in which God himself bore witness to him. • John ends his Gospel account with the following words: “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing ye might have life through his name” (Jn. 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. Church tradition has held that John is the author of the Gospel of John and four other books of the New Testament – the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation. uronz, f4, 2mc, 5mi, l8ys2e, vnikc, al, xtmn, 2zy7, vg93,