I Am The Way!

I am the Way!

We went to Alaska! It was beautiful!

One of the cities we visited was Ketchikan, AK, which Ketchican means “Thunderous Eagle”.

Therefore they say that the Church in Ketchikan (which again means Eagle) was given the name by the people around town called the Church “the bird of pray.”

23 feet tide

13 feet a year rainfall (Dallas gets 37 inches annual rainfall)

We saw probably 20 glaciers and got to take a helicopter and landed on and walked around on the Meade glacier.

We got to see Whales, Glaciers, Trees, Mountains, Salmon, so much stuff!

We got to see so much of God’s beauty! I couldn’t help but pause and think while looking at the mountains and glaciers and thank God for the beauty He has made.

I don’t understand how people can see such beauty and not praise the Lord for it?

It was certainly awesome all that we saw and did!

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These verses are some of the things Jesus said in the upper room probably right before the last supper communion.

In the previous chapter (John 13) Jesus let them know that He was about to go to Jerusalem and die and that they would all deny him all of the disciples were quite sad and down about all the bad news. Jesus had tried to tell them some before. Peter said no this will not happen and Jesus said get thee behind me satan. The disciples didn’t seem to really get it was real until now. Peter famously said he would never deny Jesus and Jesus tells him before the cock crows he will deny him three times. This is right before the passion play and air was heavy with feelings for sure. What would you do after hearing this news?

Chapter 14 seems to be encouragement by Jesus for the disciples but also packs in a ton of great information about His deity, heaven, and salvation that is also for our benefit!

John 14

1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 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 let them know that they will not be orphaned but will go to heaven with Him!

Isn’t that an awesome promise for those who are saved?

In some bibles it says mansions and some many rooms or places. So which is it a mansion or an apartment or just a room?

I wouldn’t worry about it, God’s apartment surely is much more awesome that the Devil’s mansion!

Even though they know Jesus will go to Jerusalem to die, He lets them know that He is coming back, will take them back with Him and we will live with Him!

In the New Testament Jesus made many references to Him being the Bridegroom and coming back for His bride and I believe the saved are His bride.

4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Is religion true? No Jesus is

Definition:

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

a particular system of faith and worship.

So many people go to Church to “Get Religion”.

You don’t get religion, to get saved. Religion won’t save you.

Does believing in a god save you? Nope.

James 2:19

19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

So believing there is a God is not what saves you either!

Thomas was asking for the way where Jesus was going (heaven).

Jesus said, HE is the way! In another place He says He is the door!

Acts 4:12

12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

Jesus didn’t say He was a way but the only way!

Story of my uncle

While in Korea he wanted to marry a lady there.

Her brothers wanted to know what he believed and he told them he believed there were many ways to heaven to try to let them know that their religion was OK with him.

Things didn’t seem to go over well and eventually they broke it off.