Faith

 Abundant life super-abounds in quantity and quality, beyond measure, excellent, complete.  Amazed - ekstasis - displaced out of normal state of being or thinking  The things that amazed Christ were belief and disbelief.  John wrote John in his 90's.  4:7 says Beloved, let us love one another. He was a son of thunder, and belief in Christ is what changed him, and he stayed at the cross. 

 Jesus calmed the storm but he didn’t have to Be in it.  Luke 8:22  One day Jesus said to his disciples,  “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.”  So they got into a boat and set out.   23  As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. 24  The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, ( C )  we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked ( D )  the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. ( E ) 25  “Where is your faith?”  he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Retain public identification with the company of faith resist the idea that  public policy will solve all of our problems receive an infusion of hope The name of God does not appear in this book.  He is always present though. 

This is about the legitimacy of the scripture and what defines it as canonical.    8  I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19  And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll. 20  He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21  The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.   The Questions about the Canon Definition of the Canon Apostolicity for the canon, or authorship or endorsement by an apostle Catholiciy of the Canon, NOT meaning Catholic, rather it means universally received by the early church Orthodoxy of the Canon, means in harmony with books about which there is no doubt For instance, the non-canonical book of Thomas says: (1...