“Jesus said
to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but
by me.” (v.6)
Here Jesus
is saying He is the way to heaven and
all those who wish to go there, must come through Him. By His sacrifice, He
became the way of salvation itself and there is no other name under heaven by
which one can enter in.
Jesus is
also declaring Himself to be the truth, meaning
truth itself. He is the fulfillment of all the prophecies of the savior, the
true way to eternal life purchased through His obedience to death, even the
death of the cross. Furthermore, Jesus is life, both the principle source of life, and life in the future world. He is the author and giver of life; natural, spiritual, and eternal.
Finally, He
is the only way of access to the Father. There is no coming to God on our own
merit or without a mediator. Christ is the only mediator between God and man, and there is no coming to the Father but by Him.
The Truth: "I Am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Mw, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." (John 11:25-26)
