We all know the famous words spoken by Jesus in John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” In this post, I wish to do a small bit of exegesis on the meaning of this verse. So here it is:
Jesus is the way because He has shown us how God wants us to live. We are to follow the example of Christ; to follow in His footsteps as best we can. Also, Jesus is the way to salvation. In order to be saved, we must follow Him.
Jesus is the truth because He is the Word made flesh. With everything He did in His human body, all of it was in fulfillment of the word of God, which contains all truth. Everything in His very being all pointed towards the truth of God. He is the embodiment of truth; He is truth personified.
Jesus is the life because without Him there is only death. Through Christ, one inherits the gift of eternal life. Through no other means can one attain eternal life. Jesus Himself said: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (John 11:25) Christ’s resurrection has made it possible for all of His followers to be resurrected as well, Christ Himself holding the keys to Hell and death.
No one comes to the Father except through Jesus since it is through the blood of Christ that we are redeemed: that our sins are washed away and that we inherit our restored, glorified, immortal bodies, allowing us to enter Heaven and to be in the presence of the Father.
