I AM

I AM : M. M. Ninan
The verse Jn 14: 6 gives a direct answer.
1. Jesus is the way
2. Jesus is the only way.
3. The place is the presence of God -- to the Father.
Man was separated from for God and banished from the presence
of God due to his sin. Jesus therefore declares that the
reconciliation and redemption are achieved through him and
through no one else. This Jesus emphasizes by the adjectives THE
way, THE truth, THE life.
Rom 5:11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord
Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
2 Cor 5:18-19 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through
Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was
reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins
against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation
Col 1:19-22 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on
earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the
cross. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your
minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by
Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight,
without blemish and free from accusation—
3. THE WAY TO HEAVEN
The Indian word for this is Mukthi that indicates a release from
bondage. In Hinduism, this bondage is the bondage of cycle of
incarnations. Bible does not teach reincarnation, unless we consider
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