[FBDinNJ]

Hosepipe, you're missing the point concerning the meaning of the Gospel of John. Even if you were to look at the Gospel of John from the historical-critical method (which is not something I particularly like to do, but nevertheless) you would realize that the main objective of the Gospel of John is to prop up the Johannine Church community. So rather than trying to destroy the Church, this book was written to bolster a specific Christian community, the Johannine Church, in the late 1st century.

[hosepipe]

[ you would realize that the main objective of the Gospel of John is to prop up the Johannine Church community. So rather than trying to destroy the Church, this book was written to bolster a specific Christian community, the Johannine Church, in the late 1st century. ]

WHat do you mean by "church".?.. Jesus said, "I've come to let you out of the sheep pen"..Jn:10