Teaching Notes

What I Should Know About the Bible?

John 14:6-7 (The Message)

6-7 Jesus said, "I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him. You've even seen him!"

Note: There is a belief that everyone is going to heaven.  This "universalist" myth wants to discount the truth of the word of God. Many believe that a loving God could not send anyone to hell, therefore all are going.

Question: What is the absolute truth in this scripture?

Answer: Jesus says that he is the way, the truth and no one is getting to the Father except through him.  In other words what Jesus is saying is I am the way of salvation that God has given for all men.  I am the truth of God's word made available to anyone that will accept it.  I am the door that opens so that you can be with the Father.  That means if you reject Jesus Christ as the savior, you also reject what goes along with the covenant of God. We do not get to re-write God's covenant (agreement).  He wrote it all we do is get to accept it or reject it.  If you refuse to accept it, you also refuse to receive from him. So if one is sent to hell, God didn't send them, they chose to go because they refused to go the way that God created for them to get there.

Prayer: Lord  help us to accept your ways.  We cannot get to you based on our own way and our own ideology.  Help us to accept the truth of your word.