Day 6 - In Spirit and in Truth
In John 14-17, also known as the Last Discourse, Jesus opens His final teaching before His cruxifiction with a very interesting set of statements.
"Don't be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you. If this were not so, I would tell you plainly. When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know where I am going and how to get there."
"No we don't know, Lord," Thomas said. "We haven't any idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
Jesus told him, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had known who I am, then you would have known who my Father is. From now on you know Him and have seen Him!" - John 14:1-8
Jesus is the Way, He is the Truth and He is Life. Compare that with what I wrote in the "day 5" post. The Word, the Bible IS the truth. Take a good note of that, for it is a central doctrine of our faith.
So, now that we know that the Truth is Jesus, and that Jesus is the Word, what does it mean to worship in Spirit and in Truth? Well, the 2 instances of the word "truth" here are not used in the same manner, but they are connected! Think about it.
POST SCRIPT
Something extra that I noticed in the 40-day challenge booklet (day 6)...
Intersting to note that what we discussed in SG today is really nicely tied into what is written in the booklet, about forgiveness. Remember, Jesus' death was the final atoning sacrifice. No more sacrifice was needed after that.
And because of Jesus' sacrifice for us, we should forgive another brother or sister who has hurt us. Forgiveness is a discision not a feeling.
