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Luke's use of the name "Theophilus" -- meaning "loved by God -- corroborates this.
[[Image:El Greco Imaculada.jpg|thumb|Immaculate Conception with St John the Evangelist by [[El Greco]]]]
[[Image:El Greco Imaculada.jpg|thumb|Immaculate Conception with St John the Evangelist by [[El Greco]]]]
The '''[[Gospel]] of John''' was written by the eyewitness [[John the Apostle]], who was possibly a [[Samaritan]] in contrast with the [[Gentile]] [[the Gospels|Gospel]]-writers [[Mark]] and [[Luke]] and the [[Jewish]] author [[Matthew]]. The Gospel of John contains the most famous verse in the entire [[Bible]], welcoming all:
The '''[[Gospel]] of John''' was written by the eyewitness [[John the Apostle]], who was possibly a [[Samaritan]] in contrast with the [[Gentile]] [[the Gospels|Gospel]]-writers [[Mark]] and [[Luke]] and the [[Jewish]] author [[Matthew]]. The Gospel of John contains the most famous verse in the entire [[Bible]], welcoming all:
*"For [[God]] so loved the world, that he gave his only [[Jesus|Son]], that whoever believes in him should not perish but have [[eternal life]]."<ref>{{bible ref|John|3|16}} ([[ESV]]).</ref> ([[Luke]]'s use of the name "[[Theophilus]]" corroborates this.)
*"For [[God]] so loved the world, that he gave his only [[Jesus|Son]], that whoever believes in him should not perish but have [[eternal life]]."<ref>{{bible ref|John|3|16}} ([[ESV]]).</ref> ([[Luke]]'s use of the name "[[Theophilus]]" -- meaning "loved by [[God]] -- corroborates this.)
This Gospel is very [[pro-life]] with an emphasis on [[eternity]], or [[infinity]], which are superb antidotes for modern-day [[anxiety]]. This Gospel contains the oft-quoted phrase "and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." {{bibleref|John|8|32}} '''''The Gospel of John mentions "life" three times as often as the Gospels of [[Matthew]] and [[Luke]], and six times as often as the [[Gospel of Mark]]'''''.
This Gospel is very [[pro-life]] with an emphasis on [[eternity]], or [[infinity]], which are superb antidotes for modern-day [[anxiety]]. This Gospel contains the oft-quoted phrase "and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." {{bibleref|John|8|32}} '''''The Gospel of John mentions "life" three times as often as the Gospels of [[Matthew]] and [[Luke]], and six times as often as the [[Gospel of Mark]]'''''.