John tells us in so many words why he wrote: "these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (20:31). There seems to be no reason for ignoring this express statement. John says plainly that he is out to show Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. ... Not only does John tell us this in set terms, but close examination shows that this is, inf fact, what he has don. Again and again he brings before us evidence that Jesus is indeed the Christ. ...Moreover, John constantly lets us see the challenge posed by the message of Jesus. People divide in the presence of this message. Either they commit themselves to Christ in faith and so enter life of they refuse to commit themselves to Christ in faith and so enter life or they refuse to commit themselves and in so doing remain in darkness and a condition of lostness.
The Gospel According to John, Leon Morris p. 34
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