![]() ![]() ![]() He is the source and giver of this life to those that believe in Him. Jesus is the life because this life is in Him-and only found in Him. The word “life” here refers to the principle of life, that which is eternal-our souls. Any person that is serious about searching for truth will find that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of that quest. That truth is not an it, but the person of Jesus Christ. God’s Word tells us that it is the truth that sanctifies us, guides us and sets us free (John 8:32 17:17). Pontius Pilate asked that question of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago: “What is truth?” (John 18:30). Truth has become relative in our day, but this is nothing new. ![]() We live in a day and age where the only absolute is that there are no absolutes, and people are absolutely sure about that. Add to this the philosophical underpinnings of our post-modern society in which a person can hold two contradictory points at the same time and not understand the incongruity in it. They have been told so many lies and have told so many lies themselves that they do not believe it is possible to know truth. We live in an age when people no longer believe they can know the truth. Jesus is the truth because He is “the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15) and the “radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature” (Hebrews 1:3). Truth is that which conforms to actual reality, and Jesus is the final reality. Much of what has been said about Jesus being the way also fits with Him being the truth. It is not principle, force or example that brings us to God, but the person of Jesus Christ. The way to God the Father is not reached through having particular knowledge, or through walking a certain path of life, or by following the manner in which Jesus lived. Jesus is much more than someone who teaches the way, or guides in the way, or shows the way to live. But Jesus’ claim here is much more than being an example of how to live. Many people think of Jesus as an example of proper ethical behavior, but for them, He is only one of many examples of the proper way to live. In John 13, we find that Jesus set Himself up to be an example of the humility He wanted His disciples to follow by washing the disciples’ feet. But Jesus is much more than a guide into the way of peace. He points out the direction and assists in the journey. In fact, Zacharias’ prophecy concerning Him in Luke 1:79 specifically states that Jesus was given of God “ to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Most people who think of Jesus as a guide also believe there are many paths to heaven.įor them, the path that Jesus guides on is just one of many, and Jesus only helps a person along the way. But Jesus is much more than just a teacher of the way of God. Their thought was that Jesus was one of many teachers that taught the way of God in truth. In Mark 12:14, they came to Jesus and said, “ Teacher, we know that You are truthful, and defer to no one for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.” Jesus was a teacher even the Pharisees recognized that about Him. But all of these fall short of what it means for Jesus to be “the way.” Jesus is the means to a destination.įor the vast majority of the world, Jesus is viewed as “a way,” but not “the way.” People often think of Jesus as a great teacher, or a good example of moral behavior, or even as the founder of a major world religion. The word “way” is used for a road or a journey and hence is used metaphorically to represent a manner of life or the means to a destination or goal. There is no other way that we can receive citizenship in Heaven. It is based on the exclusiveness of who He is that the conclusion is drawn that there are no other means by which to reach the Father. Jesus uses the personal pronoun to emphasize Himself and then in each of the statements He uses the article “the” to distinguish Himself from all others. Jesus makes three statements about Himself and then makes the conclusion based on those facts. Let’s examine this incredible “I Am” statement. ![]() “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me.’” (John 14:6) What did Jesus mean when He said, “I am the way and the truth and the life"? Jesus now responds with a statement that makes this very clear: They would come later through faith in Him. Jesus had just been talking about preparing a place in His Father’s house and that He would return to bring them there that they might be with Him. If Jesus is talking about the departure of His death, then how were they to follow? If Jesus is going somewhere else physically, Thomas wants to make sure he knows the directions to take. Thomas is devoted to Jesus and does not want to be separated from Him. What Jesus was telling His disciples in these verses was not something new, but Thomas expressed confusion: “Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?’” (John 14:5) ![]()
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