John 14:6 Relevant in this postmodern world
6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
Its self-explanatory enough Christ is the only way because in post modernism there are no absolutes, having its roots in Hinduism and Zen buddhism where "one truth, but many paths" and "many paths, one mountain". are one of their mainstay principles. and Hinduism has it that one can become a demi-god when He/she reaches a certain level of realisation of their true ego, that being their Spirit and the putting off of their ephemeral false ego. Today people are subtly drawn to these concepts cause we by nature wants to be in control of our own lives from the very beginning. Adam and eve took the fruit when it was said they could become like God.
"For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The thing was they did have the knowledge of good and evil. So ask yourselves does the original sin begin before the fruit was eaten or after. God gave man dominion and power over all His creation yet there is the power of man's choice that makes that power given without a hook and line attached, consequences were made clear should we choose to disobey that which God had not intended but the infinite possibilities had already been taken into account in His sovereign will, but His perfect will be that we submit to Him,trusting in His love instead of having to be subjugated under the law and sin. Having been justified by faith, we are saved from the inexorable death had Jesus not bought us at a price yet we're taken back to choose between the two trees for the rest of our lives. To carry the cross,die daily to ourselves, crucified with Christ and made alive in Him through the power of His resurrection,sanctified or we can with that freedom Christ given us, the power therein to choose yet again and we want to be our own god and be subjugated to sin and its consequences that leads down the wide path of destruction. His sovereign will is 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
The truth be told that all that we have,all that we are and can and will be is found in Christ.
post modernism says I think and therefore,I am. Again free will and our choice are brought into play,depend on God, He has His way in us,transforming us from within into His likeness until Christ be made manifest living out of us, guided by Him be it through circumstances where we cross paths with another individual's will of God's will for him/her, be it friendship or for character moulding. It requires us to trust in His love because He sees what we can be in Him, that is drawing from His infinite power and strength, yielding all of our being,spirit,mind and body to Him that too having our will surrender to His. or Be independent from Him, live as one who does what is right and wise in His own eyes, eternity holds no significance, living for the moment with the limited resources. We draw ourselves, to succeed only to be left emptier from where we left of. hypothetically, Had Adam said no to the lust of his eyes, lust of his flesh and the pride of life, He certainly would have feasted on the vastness of the tree of life and garden of eden.
1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Col 3:1-5
Jesus becomes our life when we submit in His love and feed on it as our lives depend on it.
It takes every ounce of our being to trust in His love, because it mean opening ourselves to brokeness of our heart. Most wouldnt risk emotional pain, and many dissociate themselves from it from past hurts and grievances. But His love restores,the Holy Spirit is the comforter,counsellor,Spirit of reconciliation and the Spirit of truth,He heals and feels with our weaknesses. Ultimately When we let God be God and ourselves found in Him, depending and yielded to Him, more of Him will appear through our lives, We'll be glorified with Him as We lived out not our own righteousness but Christ's. that is His perfect will.
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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