John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
I have been breaking this verse down in my head for a while. A local pastor was quoted as saying something to the effect of "too many people get hung up on this verse, and act like this one verse is the whole gospel....well it's not!" That's not an exact quote because I refrained from commenting too much when I first found out about it. There was also a comment about Jesus being "A Way....", and I've chewed and prayed on this for a while.....
Let's just break this verse of Scripture down and look at the parts of it. First it says, "Jesus said". Okay this one part eliminates my personal opinion and gives direct authority to Jesus because He made this statement. Next, "I am the way". This is where Jesus claims to the "the way" not a way. But wait what is He "the way" to? Jesus also said "and the truth" or I am the Truth.... so that gives accountability and authority. Who was Jesus to make this statement? He is the Truth, therefore His statement must be True. Back to the other question, Who or What is Jesus the way to? He is the way to The Father. Wait there is more, and this is the kicker!!!! Jesus said, "no one comes to the Father but through me"..... That means Jesus IS the ONLY WAY to the Father...Right?
Okay let's see if this makes sense. Jesus said I am The Way. Jesus said I am the Truth. Oh yeah, Jesus said I am The Life. Jesus said No one comes to the Father but through me. If Jesus made these statements what does it matter that my opinion and your opinion may not meet in the middle? Our opinions don't really matter at all. What matters is that Jesus SAID these things and completely shoots a hole in our opinions. As much as I would like to believe that there is another way to God so that we can have Life....but Jesus addresses that issue, He is the ONLY Way. Why did He become a sacrifice on the Cross? to give us Life.
Unfortunately we have lost our focus here in these wonderful United States of America. We're obsessed with the latest and greatest gadget and who has what, even in times when the economy is in the toilet. We still have a couple of weeks before Lent, Please pray on this with me, that we as a Country will regain our focus with this verse being a huge part of that focus. We need to remember He is God and we are not. As the speaker I heard last month stated, " We are on the verge of the next great awakening, and our churches are not ready!". We have got to get ready! We have got to get off the milk and start eating some meat, so we'll be prepared for the next harvest of new believers that will be feeding on milk, as they will be the infant Christians that we once were.
God Bless You and thank you for taking the time to read my Blog!
Lee
I have been breaking this verse down in my head for a while. A local pastor was quoted as saying something to the effect of "too many people get hung up on this verse, and act like this one verse is the whole gospel....well it's not!" That's not an exact quote because I refrained from commenting too much when I first found out about it. There was also a comment about Jesus being "A Way....", and I've chewed and prayed on this for a while.....
Let's just break this verse of Scripture down and look at the parts of it. First it says, "Jesus said". Okay this one part eliminates my personal opinion and gives direct authority to Jesus because He made this statement. Next, "I am the way". This is where Jesus claims to the "the way" not a way. But wait what is He "the way" to? Jesus also said "and the truth" or I am the Truth.... so that gives accountability and authority. Who was Jesus to make this statement? He is the Truth, therefore His statement must be True. Back to the other question, Who or What is Jesus the way to? He is the way to The Father. Wait there is more, and this is the kicker!!!! Jesus said, "no one comes to the Father but through me"..... That means Jesus IS the ONLY WAY to the Father...Right?
Okay let's see if this makes sense. Jesus said I am The Way. Jesus said I am the Truth. Oh yeah, Jesus said I am The Life. Jesus said No one comes to the Father but through me. If Jesus made these statements what does it matter that my opinion and your opinion may not meet in the middle? Our opinions don't really matter at all. What matters is that Jesus SAID these things and completely shoots a hole in our opinions. As much as I would like to believe that there is another way to God so that we can have Life....but Jesus addresses that issue, He is the ONLY Way. Why did He become a sacrifice on the Cross? to give us Life.
Unfortunately we have lost our focus here in these wonderful United States of America. We're obsessed with the latest and greatest gadget and who has what, even in times when the economy is in the toilet. We still have a couple of weeks before Lent, Please pray on this with me, that we as a Country will regain our focus with this verse being a huge part of that focus. We need to remember He is God and we are not. As the speaker I heard last month stated, " We are on the verge of the next great awakening, and our churches are not ready!". We have got to get ready! We have got to get off the milk and start eating some meat, so we'll be prepared for the next harvest of new believers that will be feeding on milk, as they will be the infant Christians that we once were.
God Bless You and thank you for taking the time to read my Blog!
Lee
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