Thursday, January 17, 2008
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
NO OTHER WAY
I understand what Jesus is saying here in the simplest manner, so that it all applies to this one person, Christ. Jesus is called "the way" because He is the beginning, "the truth" because He is the one who helps us continue, and also "the life" because He is the end. For He must be everything -- the beginning, the middle, and the end of our salvation. That's why we place Him as the foundation stone on which the other stones are set and on which the entire roof is built. He is the first, middle, and last rung on the ladder to heaven (Genesis 28:12). For through Him we must begin, continue, and finally reach the life beyond. So there is only one Christ, but He assumes different roles in our salvation experience.
In the beginning it's hard to find the way. Then life becomes more difficult as we continue to walk along the way. It becomes extremely tough when we have traveled on the way for a long time and are about to reach our final shelter -- heaven.
So if you hold on to Christ in faith, then you have started in the right place. If you remain with Him, then you will be walking on the right path. If you preserve until the end, then you will be saved. Christ wants to pry our hearts away from trusting anything
else. There is no other way, highway, bridge, or path for us than Christ alone.
-- Martin Luther
