Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you know Me, you will also know My Father. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” (John 14:6-7 — Holman Christian Standard Bible)
This passage is one of the seven “I Ams” of Jesus in the gospel of John — seven times that Jesus says “I Am” and then follows it with a descriptive term or phrase. This comes to life when we remember that God described Himself to Moses on Mount Sinai as “I am who I am” — a name that seemed to be intentionally mysterious — and then a thousand years later the same name is used of Jesus and is described in seven different ways. (The number seven in the Bible always symbolizes perfection or completeness.)
When Jesus refers to Himself as the way, the truth, and the life He is making a bold statement of His divine nature. He is the way because His death on the cross provides the only way to God. Unless our sins are forgiven and we are made clean, we cannot approach God. He is the truth because He came to earth and spoke about the Father and revealed God’s will for us. He is the life because only through Him can we live a life of power in this world. In His name we cast out demons, and in His name we pray to the Father.
The world searches for these three things — the way, the truth, and the life — hoping to find meaning and happiness in governments, success, fame, family, health and pleasure. But no lasting happiness can be found apart from the Lord Jesus Christ. Sorry if this sounds proud or exclusive, but this is what He said.
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