The Way, the Truth, and the Life

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." - John 14:6 KJV

How is Jesus the way? 

Jesus is the way by the gospel - His death, burial, and resurrection. 

"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:1-2

Paul preached the gospel to the Corinthians, and they received what he preached. They stood in the gospel. (Ephesians 6:11, 13-15). They were SAVED by the gospel, IF they obeyed it. (2 Thessalonians 1:8-10, Romans 10:13-16, 1Peter 4:17).

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" - 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV

The gospel is that Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and that He rose again the third day, all according to the scriptures.

How do we OBEY the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus? 

Repentance is DEATH to sin, water baptism in the name of Jesus is BURIAL of old nature, and Holy Ghost infilling is RESURRECTION to new life.

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." - Acts 2:38 KJV

"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?" - Romans 6:1 KJV 

"God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" - Romans 6:2 KJV

"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?" - Romans 6:3 KJV 

"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." - Romans 6:4 KJV (Romans 8:1, 4, Galatians 5:16, 25).

To be continued…