The Way, the Truth, the Life

John 14:6 ‘Jesus said unto him, I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man comes to the Father, but by Me.’

God has placed within all people a desire to seek and find spiritual fulfilment. However there are a myriad of opinions and philosophies which claim to have the solutions to all of man’s spiritual questions. Even within the plethora of Christian religions there is often wide disagreement on just how to attain the spiritual enlightenment needed to gain salvation and entrance into eternal life. In a world that boasts of many ways to the same destination, various definitions of truth and countless opinions on what constitutes life, we have Jesus declaring that He is the embodiment of all three. Of each of these we may ask: what is the way, what is the truth and what is the life? Jesus is the Way in that He is not only the path to salvation, but He also is the means, having purchased our passage on the cross. He is the bridge that spans the gulf between a Holy God and sinful mankind. He is also the truth, in that He has within Himself all the truths of the gospel representing the true and living God and His attributes. As for life, Jesus is the author and of all life, physical and spiritual. In contrast to the law, which has no ability to give a person new life, Jesus through His Holy Spirit generates new and abundant life when received by faith. In summary, Jesus can be said to be the true Way to eternal life. 1Timothy 2:5 says there is ‘one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus’. Likewise, Jesus Himself says that ‘no man comes to the Father but by Him.’ Whether for salvation or communion with God, Jesus is the ‘total package’ – nothing or nobody else is required.