According to John 3:16, whoever believes in Jesus Christ has eternal life. That is not a rare reference to believing. In his twenty-one-chapter book, the Apostle John uses the verb "believe" one hundred times.

In fact, John says that part of the reason he wrote his Gospel was to help his readers believe and obtain life (Jn. 20:30-31). Since so much depends on believing, it is imperative to determine the meaning of the word believe in the book written to get people to believe so they could obtain eternal life. Our eternal destiny depends on it!

Some say that, since the Gospel of John is the only book in the Bible written to teach people how to have eternal life, it is the book that must be used to determine what a person must believe to obtain eternal life. Well, what does the Gospel of John teach a person has to believe?

In Belief in John's Gospel, G. Michael Cocoris analyzes each of the 100 occurrences of the word "believe" in the Gospel of John to determine the content of belief in John's Gospel. He also addresses the definition of "believe," citing what Greek authorities, lexicons, commentaries, and theologians say about it.

This book will help you think through what the Bible teaches about the definition and content of the Greek word translated "believe." Armed with such information, you will be able to clearly explain to people what they must do to have eternal life.