Truth
- mukkin
- Nov 8, 2019
- 1 min read
John 14:6 (NIV)
I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father exept through Me.
People often cofuse truth with facts. Things that we see, touch, feel and sense are facts but may not always be true and can be fakes. Truth isn't a doctrine or philosophy, but a person, i.e., the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ isn't preaching the truth, He is the Truth. To be true to God and be in right standing with Him, one has to know the Lord Jesus who is the absolute Truth.
Amen.
Totally agree. The emphasis on Jesus being the Way to God is unhelpful to Christian growth. Lord Jesus is God's way, not to God, but the Way of God. He is, as you say, God's truth (hence His title as "The Word". Few Christians realised that Lord Jesus is also the Life. He does not just give Life. He gives Himself and that includes Him as the Life. We hear a lot about being saved by grace. Romans 5:10 tells us that we are saved by His life. If you have the Son, you have the Life. That life is spiritual, not natural. The life of Christ is flawless, sinless, righteous, holy and has every fruit that God requires of…