Month: January 2016

Don: Jesus’ statement: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6) was a mission statement. It is an overarching affirmation of the Trinitarian God: God the Father, who is embodied by the Truth; God the Holy Spirit, which is the Way; and…

Don: Jesus expanded on the concept that the big T Truth is to be found in him (“I am the way, the truth, and the life”) when he said: “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.”…

Don: The story of the adulteress was a trial not just of the woman, who represents all of us sinners, but also of the Mosaic law, which represents “small t truth.” Jesus addressed the woman’s case directly, but he addressed the issue of the law only indirectly, by trumping it with grace. This is the…

So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You…