I AM THE WAY, THE

TRUTH AND THE LIFE

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.  There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I

have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?

When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so

that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going.”  “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea

where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. 

If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is.  From now on, you do know him and have seen him! . . . Anyone who has seen me has

seen the Father!”  (John 14:1-9 – New Living Translation)

Life’s ultimate question

How can I get to heaven?

We are all infected and impure with sin.  When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6 – New Living Translation)

Your sins are the roadblock between you and your God. (Isaiah 59:2 – Contemporary English Version)

You see, all have sinned, and all their futile attempts to reach God in His

glory fail. (Romans 3:23 – The Voice)

“Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly

speaking, no one. But with God, everything is possible.” (Matthew 19:25-26 – Living Bible)

“Who can be saved?” they asked. Jesus said, “It’s impossible for people to save themselves,

but everything is possible for God.” (Matthew 19:25-26 – God’s Word Translation)

EXCLUSIVITY

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The exclusivity of jesus

He is the only way!

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

(Proverbs 14:12 – Holman Christian Standard Bible)

Heaven can be entered only through the narrow gate!

The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide enough for all the multitudes who choose its easy

way. But the Gateway to Life is small, and the road is

narrow, and only a few ever find it. (Matthew 7:13-14 – Living Bible)

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He is the ULTIMATE TRUTH!

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

(John 8:32 – New Living Translation)

Jesus said. “I was born for that purpose. And I came to bring truth to the world.

All who love the truth are my followers.” “What is truth?” Pilate exclaimed. 

(John 18:37-38 – Living Bible)

And we know that the Son of God came so we could recognize and understand the truth of God—what a gift! And we are living in the Truth itself, in God’s

Son, Jesus Christ. This Jesus is both True God and Real

Life. (1 John 5:20-21 – The Message)

Nothing could make me happier than getting reports

that my children continue diligently in the way of Truth!

(3 John 4 – The Message)

The exclusivity of jesus

He is the genuine LIFE!

I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of . . .

And this is the real and eternal life: That they know you, the one and only true God,

and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. (John 10:10, 17:3 – The Message)

Jesus is the only one who can save people. His name is the only power in the world that has been given to save anyone. We must be saved

through him! (Acts 4:12 – Easy To Read Version)

And even if the majority believes there are many so-called gods in heaven and on earth (certainly

many worship such “gods” and “lords”), this is not our view.  

 For us, there is one God, the Father who is the ultimate source of all things and the goal of our

lives. And there is one Lord—Jesus the Anointed, 

the Liberating King; through Him all things were created, and by Him we are redeemed.

(1 Corinthians 8:5-6 – The Voice)

And even if the majority believes there are many so-called gods in heaven and on earth (certainly

many worship such “gods” and “lords”), this is not our view.  For us, there is one God, the Father who is the ultimate source of all things and the goal of our lives. And there is one Lord—Jesus the Anointed, the

Liberating King; through Him all things were created, and by Him we are redeemed. (1

Corinthians 8:5-6 – The Voice)

EXCLUSIVITY

Christianity at its essence affirms the exclusivity of the gospel message and the inclusivity that anyone can

receive it!

The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in

this.

Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are

utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us,

God did it for us.

Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess

we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.

(Romans 3:21-24 – The Message)

Jesus is the only one who can save people. His name is the only power in the world that has been given to save anyone. We must be saved

through him! (Acts 4:12 – Easy To Read Version)