The concept has to do with action, not just belief. The words "the way" can mean a path or direction, or a particular method of doing things. The Meaning of the Way, the Truth, and the Life The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" ( John 10:9-10). They will come in and go out, and find pasture. "I am the gate whoever enters through me will be saved. Jesus is the Life, and he came to give us that same life. They are not just idle words for you-they are your life" ( Deuteronomy 32:46-47). "Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. The Old Testament law, given to the children of Israel, was considered a gift of life. "Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth" ( Psalm 119:142, NRSV). God's word is not just a truth but the truth. "For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life" ( Proverbs 6:23). God's words and commands are known throughout the Bible as "the way," and understood as the only way to an abundant life. "Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name" ( Psalm 86:11). God invites us to walk through life his way. "In spite of this, you did not trust in the LORD your God, who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go" ( Deuteronomy 1:32-33). It's human nature to not trust God-to want to go our own way-even when he clearly shows us his way. "Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave" ( Exodus 18:20). Jesus' contemporaries often referred to Torah (God's decrees and instructions) as The Way. A Bible Study on the Way, Truth, and Life It was the reason some risked their lives for him, and the reason others wanted to crucify him. He was making a radical statement that would not have been misunderstood in his culture. He was claiming to be the Messiah-astounding if it was true, heretical if it wasn't. Jesus was saying that he was the embodiment of the Jewish scriptures, the fulfillment of God's promise. Jesus was using the same words to describe himself that every Jew used to describe the Torah, the Word of God.
Those words meant so much more to people of his day. When Jesus declared himself the way, the truth, and the life, he was not just telling people that they ought to believe in him to be saved. From now on, you do know him and have seen him" ( John 14: 3-7). If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. No one comes to the Father except through me. Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" You know the way to the place where I am going." Let's listen in: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. Jesus has a conversation with his followers right before his death.
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