Among the most quoted and recognizable words from the life of Christ are the following, found in the fourteenth chapter of John's account of the gospel:I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6
Christ declares himself to be the solution to the fundamental problem of the human race: sin and the consequences thereof. Have you given thought to the words in contrast to what we hear from other "authorities?"
Philosophy says THINK your way out.
Science says INVENT your way out.
Legislators say LEGISLATE your way out.
Politicians say SPEND your way out.
The liquor industry says DRINK your way out.
Psychiatry says TALK your way out.
Banks and lenders say BUY your way out.
Demonstrators say SHOUT your way out.
Rioters say FIGHT your way out.
Industry says WORK your way out.
False religion says FEEL your way out.
Satan says THERE IS NO WAY out.
Jesus says I AM the way out!
As the beloved old hymn declares, "There is just one way to the pearly gate!"
Are you going that way?
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