Walking before Talking

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.  John 14:6 NASB Way – The Greek term, hodós, is used for both literal roads, streets, and pathways, and figuratively for the course of life.  In Greek mythology, hodós is connected to the choice between the…

A River Runs Through

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.  John 14:6 NASB Truth – The apostolic writings have been handed down to us in Greek.  Of course, the writers were Jews so their Greek was really Jewish-Greek, what we call koine Greek.  That means we…

An Audible Universe

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.  Genesis 1:3  NASB Said – Why is the Genesis account of creation so radically different than other ancient accounts?  It’s not because the Genesis story is the only story of creation.  All the ancient societies had creation myths.  The difference is the mechanics of creation.  Genesis portrays the beginning of the world with sounds.  God…

Let’s Just Compromise

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6 NASB The way – “The way.” Is there only one? If I’m right and you don’t agree with me, does that automatically mean you’re wrong? In today’s world, we hesitate to be so “judgmental.”…

The Impossible Truth

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:6 NASB Truth – “Love and Truth are the two ways that lead the soul out of the inner jungle. Love offers an answer to the question of how to live….

Says Who?

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 NIV Truth – Let’s suppose that you have a secret. The secret is so powerful that it explains everything else in the world. The secret has been entrusted to you. But most…

The Jewish Messiah

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:6 NASB No one – The Greek is oudeis. It could hardly be stronger, or clearer. “Not even one, none, nobody, no one.” Or could it? Jonathan Sacks makes an interesting…

The Trinity: I AM

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:6 NASB I am – A lot has been made of the “I am” sayings in the gospels. In fact, the translation of the text has been so influenced by Trinitarian…

Exceptions to the Rule?

“I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.”  John 14:6  NASB But – It is common evangelical theology to assert that this statement from Yeshua excludes anyone who does not openly confess “Jesus” as savior and lord.  Many preachers will confidently say that unless you…

“Incorrect” Theology

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”  John 14:6  (J. Green) Truth – God does what He says He will do.  He is the ultimate promise-keeper.  That’s why Moses can call God emunah – faithful.  But emunah is also…