The Way, The Truth, and The Life

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. “And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. (John 14:1-6)

If we read the Bible in context --so that we may be sure to whom Jesus was speaking of-- we find it was to His faithful followers, His few disciples and not to just anyone who reads of this account. Many believe that just saying you are a believer means that you are truly born-again and made ready for Heaven. But reality is that you must go through The Way and see The Truth in order to know and have The Life of Eternity with God in you.

The Way

God’s Word tells us of a way that seems right but is not:

There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death. (Proverbs 14:12 & 16:25)

It is simplified down to just one of two eternal ways that each man will take in the sight of God. The narrow way which leads to Heaven forever, or the broad way which leads to a dark and dreadful eternal place called Hell.

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. “Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mt 7:13-14)

And Jesus tells us of the right way here:

Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. “All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:7-10)

To enter the Door of Life or the narrow gate we must realize that we cannot enter on our own terms but only by the terms set by God Himself. We must see our need of God's Son the Savior, believe on the Him, repent and be completely cleansed from our sins before we can enter into Life Eternal with God. The only Way that this is done is through the Lamb of God who take away the sins of the world (John 1:29). This Lamb was and is Jesus Christ the Eternal Son of God whom the Bible says was slain from the foundation of the world for the sins of His called and chosen people.

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. (Rev 13:8-9)

If you are of the called and chosen you have or will come to know this Salvation by the conviction of the Holy Spirit in your soul telling you that you must repent and believe in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission and removal of your sins and accept His work which was finished on the Cross for the penalty of your sins as they were placed on Him there. The True Jesus is the only Way to Eternal Life.

The Truth

As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:30-32)

There are many lies and partial truths out in the world but only one Truth which will pass the test of entering Eternity with God in Heaven. The True Jesus is the only Truth which sets each believer Free from sin, self, and Satan when they come to the Savior in the faith which is inspired by the Holy Spirit's work in the soul. The True Jesus came to set the captives free. The Bible also tells us that there are other Jesus' and other gospels out in the world. Many will come in His name saying they are the Christ and that they have the Gospel which leads to Heaven. But they are all lies except for the One True Son of God and His inspired Word sent by the Father God Himself. Jesus said that you will know them by their fruits and that we are to test the spirits to see if they are of the Truth because many anti-Christs have gone out into the world.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. (1John 4:1-3)

The Life

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (John 1:1-5)

Jesus therefore answered and said to them, “Do not murmur among yourselves. “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. “It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. “Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. “I am the bread of life. “Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. “This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” (John 6:43-51)

Do you personally know this Life in Christ? Is His Life dwelling in your mortal body so that when your body dies you will take your home in Heaven with Christ? If you have Christ Jesus living in you He is preparing a place for you to go and live with Him forever. Be sure that you know this is so before it is too late.