JOHN: THE GOSPEL OF BELIEF - Is there a way to know divine truth with certainty? Is there a way to receive more from Christ than good teaching and good ideas? Then and now the answer is yes. But not everyone will receive. Then and now our Lord always deals only with the core of our beings. Belief in Jesus that bears fruit must be a humble belief that deals honestly with conscience. It must lay aside self-deceit and pride. That means we constantly have to review our own motives. It means we must constantly examine how much of our decision making is influenced by the desire to look good to others rather than to bring glory to God. It means we must quit justifying ourselves in the presence of Jesus’ words.