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Daily
Encouragement on
Monday, May 20,
2019
This
big balloon was giving tourist rides on Saturday
afternoon near Bird-In-Hand PA.
"One
Way"
Message
summary:
The Scriptures
declare, "There
is a way that
seems right to a
man, but in the
end it leads to
death"
(Proverbs 14:12).
But today scores of
people contend that
there are many valid
views about what
constitutes right or
wrong and there are
many ways to God.
Even asserting that
there is a single
right way is seen as
unloving and
intolerant to many.
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Last
week my brother
Pat wore a t-shirt
that stated "A
Blood Donor Saved
My Life". When I
saw it I initially
thought that
unbeknownst to me
he had some
medical procedure
in which a blood
transfusion was
used that saved
his life! But it
illustrated not
only a Bible truth
but a means of
witness. Through
the years I have
seen many t-shirts
that express faith
and have had some
myself.
In the
early seventies a
popular expression
used among young
Christians was the
upraised "One Way"
index finger, proclaiming
that Jesus is the
one and only way
to heaven.
In the halls of Truman High School, a large public high school in Independence, Missouri it was a gesture we often shared with other Christian students, no words required, simply the index finger pointed upward. I still have a paperback NT I used at that time with a large "One Way Jesus" decal on the back. (on left)
I met some college students at a leadership retreat. One young lady had a t-shirt with these characters, ἐγώ εἰμι ἡὁδὸς καὶἡἀλήθεια καὶἡζωή. I looked at the shirt and pronounced the Greek words and then translated the phrase to English.
The shirt was an expression of her faith in Christ. She told me that I was the first one who had ever come up and read the verse to her and then translated it, but her intent was for others to approach her and ask, "What does that mean?" This would then give her an opportunity to express her faith. Now that's an interesting witnessing approach!
"There
is a way that
seems right to a
man, but in the
end it leads to
death" (Proverbs
14:12). Jesus
answered, "I am
the way and the
truth and the
life. No one
comes to the
Father except
through me"
(John 14:6).
Last
week my brother
Pat wore a t-shirt
that stated "A
Blood Donor Saved
My Life". When I
saw it I initially
thought that
unbeknownst to me
he had some
medical procedure
in which a blood
transfusion was
used that saved
his life! But it
illustrated not
only a Bible truth
but a means of
witness. Through
the years I have
seen many t-shirts
that express faith
and have had some
myself. 
In the
early seventies a
popular expression
used among young
Christians was the
upraised "One Way"
index finger, proclaiming
that Jesus is the
one and only way
to heaven.In the halls of Truman High School, a large public high school in Independence, Missouri it was a gesture we often shared with other Christian students, no words required, simply the index finger pointed upward. I still have a paperback NT I used at that time with a large "One Way Jesus" decal on the back. (on left)
I met some college students at a leadership retreat. One young lady had a t-shirt with these characters, ἐγώ εἰμι ἡὁδὸς καὶἡἀλήθεια καὶἡζωή. I looked at the shirt and pronounced the Greek words and then translated the phrase to English.
The shirt was an expression of her faith in Christ. She told me that I was the first one who had ever come up and read the verse to her and then translated it, but her intent was for others to approach her and ask, "What does that mean?" This would then give her an opportunity to express her faith. Now that's an interesting witnessing approach!
We hear
a lot today about
tolerance. It
seems that
tolerance is
reckoned as among
the greatest
virtues of the
modern age.
However the people
who talk the most
about tolerance
are often the most
intolerant!
It's one
of the great
issues in the
continued "no
absolutes" mindset
that our culture
is bombarded with.
This is
particularly
damaging to young
people and is
infecting the
Church as well.
Although the
concept of
absolute or
relative truth may
seem merely
philosophical to
some, it is at the
very heart of our
battle against the
forces of evil.
It's deadly.
The
Scriptures
declare, "There
is a way that
seems right to a
man, but in the
end it leads to
death" (Proverbs
14:12). But
today scores of
people contend
that there are
many valid views
about what
constitutes right
or wrong and there
are many ways to
God. Even
asserting that
there is a single
right way is seen
as unloving and
intolerant to
many.
The Greek phrase printed on the student's T-shirt mentioned above were the very words of our Lord Jesus Christ taken from John 14:6. Translated into English they read, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life." (The entire verse states "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.")
That is the essential message we must present to our world. The early apostles proclaimed, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). And later the apostle Paul wrote, "There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5).
"Lord, help us today to contend for the faith once for all entrusted to the saints!" (See Jude 3.)
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
The Greek phrase printed on the student's T-shirt mentioned above were the very words of our Lord Jesus Christ taken from John 14:6. Translated into English they read, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life." (The entire verse states "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.")
That is the essential message we must present to our world. The early apostles proclaimed, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). And later the apostle Paul wrote, "There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5).
"Lord, help us today to contend for the faith once for all entrusted to the saints!" (See Jude 3.)
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Jesus, we
thank You that
salvation
comes from You
alone. We
would fall way
too short if
we relied on
our good
works, our
personality,
our status in
life or our
worldly
accumulation
to purchase
our salvation.
You are the
sinless Lamb
of God, the
only
acceptable
sacrifice to
God, who
provides
salvation to
every man,
woman, boy and
girl from
every region
on the face of
this earth who
call upon Your
name. We
confess that
your blood
donation saved
us. There is
no other name
in heaven or
on earth
whereby we can
be saved. We
also cannot
earn our
salvation
because You
give it
freely. We
choose to
receive Your
gift of
salvation
through our
faith in You,
Jesus Christ
our Lord. And
we are
intensely
grateful for
Your merciful
compassion
toward us. In
Your name,
Jesus, we give
heartfelt
thanks. Amen.Those of us who boldly and unashamedly assert the Biblical exclusivity of Jesus Christ as the only way to the Father are maligned as being intolerant, ignorant and narrow-minded bigots. But that is what our Lord Jesus taught! His statement might be used as an example of the very essence of intolerance.
Late Saturday afternoon several powered paragliders rather loudly approached from the west and skimmed across the farm field across the road from our house. Our border collie, Mollie, was terrified and ran into our utility barn for protective shelter! She must have thought, "I've never seen anything like this before!"
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