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NASB | John 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
Subject: What makes Christianity different |
Bible Note: Johnney: Let me put my convictions in perspective. 1. God has not cast away his people Israel However, all the promises hinge on the coming Messiah, Christ himself. In other words whether we be Jew or Gentile our only path to God is through Christ alone. In a future day Israel will cry these wondrous words of Isaiah 53 which include "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquites, the chastisement of our peace was laid upon him and with his strips we are healed" In the old testament the many shadows and pictures which were given to Israel and the covenants which God gave them; each of these are fulfilled in Christ. There is no other way to be acceptable to God. We and they are accepted in the beloved. If you were to break down each of the covenants which God has given Israel, we would find that Israel failed in each one usually by disobedience. Think of the giving of the law, before Moses could get down to the camp the people were worshipping the golden calf. Gods promises are given and rely on obedience. God has never offered a universal salavation to the world. What I mean by this is that even thought the precious shed blood of the saviour has the power to forgive every sin ever committed; it is only as those who would have this forgiveness and are willing to completely bow to God and accept by faith the provision which he has provided in Christ. Think of the old testament saints such as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. we read in Hebrews that they saw the "promise afar off" In the types and picutures which God has given them they could only understand to a point what God was trying to tell them. And yet by faith they accepted what God had told them and as they looked forward to the coming Christ; by faith God imputed to them righteousness. Their acceptance was not in what they had done, but rather in what they had done with the message of God regarding the coming redeemer. The joyful part of the news is that after the cross all nations, all races, all religions have the opportunity to know God in a personal intimate way through Christ. By faith we look backward to Calvary and release that this is the one whom God promised and this is the one who finished the work God gave him to do. Jesus Christ in his sacrifice made a way whereby a Holy and Righteous God could justly forgive sins for people of all ages. I would agree with New Creature in that there is no other way to God. Christ is the one mediator between God and man. God is totally satisfied in Christ and offers him as our redeemer, our friend, our saviour, our substitute, our Lord and ours for all eternity. If we miss Christ we have missed everthing. May we learn to appreciate the worth and work of Christ. Robert |