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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Entire books have been written, because as I have said several times, the Bible can really be used to support any one stance on anything. (3)
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First let’s think about that real quick. Imagine taking one short line out of an entire convo to push for a point you want to make! That’s dishonest, and also manipulative.
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Now, back to John. That vs is about Jesus telling his disciples that for the metaphor of God as Father, nobody can get to that notion but through the son, through the Christ.
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Let’s revise the three words nonetheless:
The Way - ὁδός - hodos - Meaning a travelled road, a journey, a way (of thinking, feeling, deciding).
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Which yes. This was inside a conversation, to specific ppl, in extraordinary circumstances. Doesn’t mean Jesus is mandatory for a relationship w/God, or Christians have a monopoly on God.
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Which simply means Jesus’ way was the way of the living. If you’ve followed me long enough you’ve heard me talk about how being alive requires intentional awareness, existing isn’t living,
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