ii. “At that day you will know that I am in My Father [God], and you in Me [Jesus], and I in you.” John 14:20 -- This does not make you God, does it?
iii. “I in them, and You in me; that they may be made perfect in one” John 17:23
14. To understand John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” – requires that you observe the rest of what Jesus taught and not read into this scripture more than what the verse actually says.
a. Jesus teaches us that salvation [life] comes from God [the Father]. John 5:26
b. Jesus teaches us that God has also granted [life] salvation to him. John 5:26
c. “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” Rev 7:10
d. Jesus teaches that those who believe in God [the Father] already have eternal life, will not come into judgment and have passed from death into life. John 5:24.
i. Jesus confirms his purpose in bringing the people back to God in this verse and states unequivocally that those who believe in God do have eternal life. Nothing here about confessing Jesus as Lord. Only “listening to what Jesus has taught and then believing in God”. Jesus contradicts most Christian theology preached today.
e. John 14:6 is a statement to Thomas that Jesus’ words from God are the Way to eternal life to those who believe and obey. The statement that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus probably has more to do with a line forming at the right side of Jesus, who sits on the right side of God. Thus, Jesus will be the first to interview and confirm whether he knows you per Matthew 7:21-23. If not, Jesus will then pass you along to God [the Father] with a statement like this: “Father, I do not know this one, do You?” Thus, all who come to the Father will really go through Jesus!
f. This is because Jesus’ purpose was to preach repentance and bring people back to God. That means there are those who belong to God and those who belong to Jesus. “I [Jesus] came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:32
g. “For the eyes of the God are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers.”
1 Peter 3:12 paraphrased.
h. “Then Peter opened his mouth and said: ‘In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.” Acts 10:34-35 Comment: The righteous belong to God!
i. “I see very clearly that the Jews are not God’s only favorites! In every nation he has those who worship him and do good deeds and are acceptable to him.” Living
15. To fully understand God and His intent for Jesus, you have to understand Jesus’ Parable of the Landowner in Matthew 21:33-42; Mark 12:1-12; or, in Luke 20:9-19.
a. The landowner is God and the property is our souls. “All souls are mine.” Ezek 18:4
b. The servants sent by the landowner are the Prophets, God previously sent.
c. The Son who ultimately is killed returning for God’s property [your soul] is Jesus.
16. Jesus died for the sins of the world; not so you could now freely sin! John 3:16
