what it's all about

John 1

1 In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

2 He existed in the beginning with God.

3 God created everything through him,

and nothing was created except through him.

4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,

and his life brought light to everyone.

5 The light shines in the darkness,

and the darkness can never extinguish it.

6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light

so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

8 John himself was not the light;

he was simply a witness to tell about the light.

9 The one who is the true light,

who gives light to everyone,

was coming into the world.

10 He came into the very world he created,

but the world didn't recognize him.

11 He came to his own people,

and even they rejected him.

12 But to all who believed him and accepted him,

he gave the right to become children of God.

13 They are reborn;

not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan,

but a birth that comes from God.

14 So the Word became human and made his home among us.

He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.

And we have seen his glory,

the glory of the Father's one and only Son.

15 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds,

"This is the one I was talking about when I said,

'Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'"

16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.

17 For the law was given through Moses,

but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

18 No one has ever seen God.

But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart.

He has revealed God to us.

Hebrews 1

1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.

2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son.

God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance,

and through the Son he created the universe.

3 The Son radiates God's own glory

and expresses the very character of God,

and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command.

When he had cleansed us from our sins,

he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.

4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels,

just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.

I'm a Christ follower for one reason...

Because of the infinite love of Jesus.

I became a follower because there was a hole in my life – I wanted someone to love me - really, really love me.

People told me that Jesus loved me like that.

So I decided to see if it was true.

And obviously, it was, & is.

My decision to live & believe as a Christian is all about one thing & one thing only...

Jesus....

“who loved me, & gave Himself for me.”

Everything else is secondary.

It's all about Jesus, who is God, who loves me – not generally, but specifically.

This isn't about a bunch of doctrine,

or a better way of living,

or getting' to go to heaven when I die.

For me, this isn't about some thing...

this is about Someone...

Jesus.