John

 Naturally the Gospel was not written for the benefit of the academic community; couched in the sim plest language possible. it was written to provide the Church with an exposition of the Good News of Jesus. the Christ and Son of God, and to show inquirers into the Christian faith the way to life through him (20:30-31).  The young believer finds in it an enthralling exposition of the faith that he or she has embraced; the mature Christian receives from it an illuminating revelation of the person of the Redeemer who is the subject of the book; the aged saint gains from it comfort and a glimpse of the glory of God that irradiates life's eventide; and Christians departing from this world take with them the word of life and peace given by the Shepherd of souls. The very nature of the work as a product of preaching and teaching makes it the preacher's Gospel par excellence.

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