Huntington Church of Christ

THE WAY: Jesus Christ is the way of salvation. The Hebrew writer stated He is the "author of eternal salvation" (hebrews 5:9). Therefore, Jesus alone can offer the true path to follow (Matthew 8;22; 10:38: 16:24; 19:21). The heavenly Father committed Jesus' words to us at the time of His transfiguration, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him" (Matthew 17:5). In Acts 9:2 we read that Saul of Tarsus was persecuting those who followed those "that were of the Way." In other words, he persecuted those who followed the teachings of Jesus Christ.

THE TRUTH: Jesus Christ is the Truth. In His prayer to the Father He said He had preached the Father's message (John 17:6-8) and that message was Truth (John 17:17). Truth is defined as "consistency" or "never changing." The equation 2+2=4 is truth. It is true today, always has been true, and always will be true. In like manner Jesus is Truth, and such is His message. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yea and forever" (Hebrews 13:8). His truth of salvation has not changed since the foundation of the New Testament church (Faith + Repentance + Confession + Baptism = Salvation), nor will it ever change. (cf. John 8:24, Luke 13:3, Matthew 10:32,33; Mark 16:15,16)

THE LIFE: Jesus Christ is Life eternal. The gospel of John gives us great insight into this aspect of Jesus' sonship. John begins the book by telling us, "in him was life; and the life was the light of men" (John 1:4). By the third chapter, Jesus is talking to Nicodemus concerning the New birth (Baptism). In verse 15 and 16 Jesus said,

"Whosoever believeth in Him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have eternal life."

"He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life" (John 3:36).

In the next chapter Jesus speaks to the Samaritan woman concerning the water of life, to which He says,

"Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life" (John 4:10ff).

Here we see an obvious need to enter into Christ.

The WAY and TRUTH that Jesus offers results in ETERNAL LIFE. All three are obviously related in Christ Jesus.

Daniel S. Dow
Huntington Church of Christ