THE LIFE - Part 3

” I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” — Part Three: The Life

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”
— John 14:6 (ESV)

We have walked the Way — Christ as the path to the Father.
We have stood in the Truth — Christ as reality itself, not opinion or preference.
Now we come to the final and most confronting claim of all:

Jesus is the Life.

Not a life.
Not a better version of your current one.
Not moral improvement, religious energy, or spiritual enthusiasm.

Life itself.

Life Is Not Self-Generated

Scripture is uncomfortably clear:
Outside of Christ, humanity is not merely struggling — it is dead.

“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins…”
— Ephesians 2:1

Dead people do not rehabilitate themselves.
They do not reason their way into vitality.
They must be made alive.

This is why Jesus does not say, “I will show you how to live.”
He says, “I am the life.”

Life is not something He gives apart from Himself.
He gives Himself — and life comes with Him.

Life Begins at Regeneration, Not Resolution

Many confuse life in Christ with decision-making:

• Turning over a new leaf
• Becoming more disciplined
• Trying harder to be good

But biblical life begins with regeneration, not resolve.

“Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
— John 3:3

This life is received, not achieved.
It is a work of the Spirit, not the strength of the will.

You don’t add Christ to your life — you receive a new one in Him.

Life Is Union, Not Independence

Modern spirituality celebrates autonomy.
Jesus offers something far more radical: union.

“I am the vine; you are the branches… apart from Me you can do nothing.”
— John 15:5

Life flows only through connection to Christ.
Not proximity.
Not admiration.
Not imitation.

Abiding, not borrowing.
Union, not usage.

When we detach life from Christ, even our good works begin to decay into pride, performance, or burnout.

Life Is Eternal — Starting Now

Eternal life is not merely future-oriented.
It begins the moment Christ gives life to the dead heart.

“Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.”
— John 5:24

This life reshapes:

• Desires
• Direction
• Allegiance
• Hope

Not perfectly.
Not instantly.
But truly.

The Final Claim That Divides Everything

Jesus does not leave room for spiritual neutrality.

If He is not the Life, then death still reigns.
If He is the Life, then every other source is insufficient.

There is no life in religion without Christ.
No life in morality without Christ.
No life in truth without Christ.

The Way leads to the Father.
The Truth reveals reality.
But only the Life raises the dead.

Closing Reflection

Christianity is not about living better —
It is about being made alive.

And that life has a name.

Jesus.

Signing off,
Tyrone