THE ONLY WAY

Friday, January 13, 2017

No one would have complained if Jesus had simply taught about God. Who would have been upset if He had simply presented His take on the Scriptures, after all, He was called "Teacher" and everyone knows that all teachers have a curriculum. No, He went much further when he said, "I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6). Fact is, He presented Himself. He did not propose simply a way to God. He proposes Himself as the unique entrance into knowing who God is. This is what has been called the scandalous claim of the Gospel, and that's what got Jesus crucified (from the human perspective) by a broad coalition of Jewish leaders, Roman authorities, and a mob mentality.

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