"I am the bread of life" (6:35); "I am the light of the world" (8:12); "I am the gate" (10:7); "I am the good shepherd" (8:11); "I am the resurrection and the life" (11:25); "I am the way and the truth and the life" (14:16); and "I am the true vine" (15:1). Each of these statements reveals something about Jesus that helps us to understand Him better and why God our heavenly Father sent Him to earth.