Summary of John 14:5-14
Confused, Thomas asks Jesus the way. Jesus says,”I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well.”
Philip asks to see God, and Jesus says that by seeing him they have seen God. Jesus is in the Father, and the Father is in Jesus. If you believe in him [Jesus], you will do great things. Jesus will do whatever you ask in his name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask Jesus for anything in his name, and he will do it.
BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 5: John 14:5-14
13a) “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
b) He was confused, and the disciples wanted to go with Jesus.
c) “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” Jesus meant if you believe in him as the Savior, you will be with God for all of eternity. And, you will know God through knowing Jesus.
14) “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”
15a) Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. It is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
b) The works is spreading the Good News about who Jesus is. Jesus is going away, leaving his disciples to carry on his work for him. Therefore, they will bring more people to God.
16) So many. I am encouraged because it shows we can ask Jesus anything, and he will answer.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 5: John 14:5-14
I love how simple Jesus makes it: he is the way and his way leads to truth and life.
End Notes BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 18, Day 5: John 14:5-14
The disciples always ask clarifying questions; it shows us that we can ask those questions, too.
Jesus’ 6th I am Statement: I am the way, the truth, and the life.
Jesus is the only way to God. To know Jesus is to know God.
Philip’s question teaches us that you can be “close” to God and still not know him.
Jesus spoke God’s words.
“Very truly” marks the first of 3 assurances Jesus will give his disciples on his last night alive. They will carry on his work. It will be greater because they will reach more people than Jesus could in his lifetime on earth.
The Holy Spirit would come so the disciples could accomplish his work.
These works would be possible because they asked in Jesus’ name according to his character and authority and he would respond.
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