The Way, The Truth, The Life

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Jesus Christ, my beloved teacher said...
"I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."
(John 14: 6)

Thus, one day, some friend of mine came
and said, "Listen to that verse. You have to
believe that it is true. We who believe in
this Jesus will be saved and accepted by the
Lord Almighty. Those who do not have faith in
him are doomed."

I scowled at this view...
Is this my Jesus he is talking about?
Is this the Jesus who forgave they who tortured him?

Nay, my friend...
My beloved teacher is wise, for he was the
one who sacrificed himself for our sake.
He will never force anyone to trust him,
nor will he curse those who do not know him.

Hence, I said what I had in mind,
"Well, in my point of view...
this verse seems to say that since Christ is
the way, the truth, and the life...
Anyone who follow the way,
believe in the truth,
and trust in the life,
even if they do not know who Jesus is,
will be accepted by our beloved Father."

"I believe in the truth, and I do
trust in life!"

"But my friend,
do you follow the way? The right way?
If you really believe in truth,
you will never go against what is right...
If you really trust in life,
you will do whatever is good for your
precious life...
If you really follow the right way,
then, dear friend,
you will never get lost..."

"But I was taught that the right way
is only Jesus!"

"Well, I believe it is no and yes, my friend,
Jesus, the man, is not the only way,
Jesus, the way, is indeed the only way...
They who forgive their enemies;
They who love every beings;
They who praise the Lord Almighty;
They who are wise, kind, and humble;
They who are not afraid to stand straight
against all odds,
since they know they do the right things...
They might not know Jesus the man,
but obviously,
they have followed Jesus the way..."

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by: Ituth
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