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The Way, The Truth And The Life


Jn 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) 

        This is another of those aggressive big reveals. Jesus tells us that He - and no one else, is the definite article, even in the original language. He is the road, the truth, and the life. There is no other way to God. None. Absolutely none. No "we all must find out own way." No "all roads lead to heaven." This is one of the big "big reveals" that is made over and over in Scripture. It's the First Commandment and the Greatest Commandment all over again.
         A friend of mine has shared that most of the so-called gods and goddesses throughout history gave no real indication of how one wins their favor. Most of them are depicted as really not caring about humans. The founders and leaders of most of the so-called great religions made no claims about being the way, or the truth, or about providing life in any way. They were seeking the way, seeking the truth, and seeking life. It all boils down to "do your best and hope it's good enough." You are left to provide your own way, to struggle to find truth, and then, if you're lucky, you get life. If you're not lucky, some of them supposedly give you another life in which to try again but without the benefit of what you learned the last time around.  Oh, and that "eternal life" that some offer? You don't actually exist. You become nothing more than part of an impersonal spiritual blob.
         Jesus doesn't do this. God the Father does not do this. Both lay it on the line. What it takes to make it is perfection from God's perspective. You can't do good enough to make the grade. The only hope you have is for someone else to do it for you. Once He does it for you, the test is over. It is finished. And Jesus has gone before you to prepare a place for you, so that where He is, you can be also. He is the way and provides the way. He is the truth and He is true. He is the life, and He shares it with you. That's the sort of God He is.

        

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