Logos, Creator and Light

to look at in the life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ [later]. Here John's interest is in giving the credentials of Jesus. The credentials are, if you will, an explanation of why we should listen to or pay attention to Jesus. Most often, and reasonably or understandably, we say that the reason we pay attention to Jesus is that he demonstrated His love for us and laid down for us and he died on the cross for us. That is what we today talked about and celebrated [in the communion], that remarkable fact. Our redemption has been accomplished by Jesus.