The Savior of the World, the Truth, and the Way John 1,4,6,8,11

The Savior of the World, the Truth, and

the Way

John 1,4,6,8,11

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

John 1:1

John testifies of Christ

Jesus Christ is the Way:

He is The Beginning and the End

“I am Alpha and Omega, Christ the Lord; yea, even I

am he, the beginning and the end, the Redeemer of the

world”

D&C 19:1

To Joseph Smith

Jesus Christ is the Way:

He is the Bread and Water

“But whosoever drinketh of the

water that I shall give him shall never

thirst…”

John 4:14

To the woman at the well

Jesus offers:

a well of living water…

either we drink and never thirst more, or we don’t and foolishly remain thirsty still.

“…My father giveth you the true bread from heaven.”

John 6:32

To the Jews in Capernaum

“..I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall

never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never

thirst.”

John 6:35

“For the bread of God is he which cometh down from

heaven, and giveth life unto the world.””

John 6:33

Jesus offers:

The Bread of Life…

either we eat and hunger no more, or we don’t and

foolishly remain weak and hungry still

Jesus Christ is the Way:

He is Light and Life

“In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”

John 1:4

To the Pharisees

John 8:12

“…I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life”

Jesus offers:

The Light of the world…

either we follow Him and see clearly, or we

don’t and foolishly remain blind and in darkness still

Jesus Christ is the Way:

He is The Resurrection and the Life

“I am the resurrection, and the life; he that

believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live…And whosoever

liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”

John 11:25-26

To Martha:

Jesus offers:

Resurrection and Life. “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit,

and they are life.”

either we learn of Him and have life more

abundantly, or we don’t and foolishly remain

dead still.

Jesus Christ is the Way:

He is The truth, and the Way

“…If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed…And ye shall know the truth, and the

truth shall make you free.”

John 8:31-32

To the Jews who believed Him

“I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man

cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

John 14:6

To Thomas and the other apostles

Jesus offers:

Himself as the Savior of the world…

either we accept the blessings of His

Atonement and are made clean and pure,

worthy to have His Spirit, or we don’t and foolishly remain alone

and filthy still.

What then shall I do?

We can take upon us the name of the Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given us, that we may always have his Spirit to be

with us.

D&C 20:77

Jesus is the Way

We are saved by eating the flesh and drinking the

blood of the Son of God

Men must eat his flesh and He

will give it for the life of the

world

To eat the flesh and drink the Blood of the Son of God

Eating his flesh and drinking his

blood brings eternal life

To accept him as a Son of

God

The eternal atoning sacrifice

Keeping commandments and enduring in

obedience

Exaltation in the highest heaven of the celestial world

Bruce R. McConkie “Mortal Messiah”

Pg. 2:377-79

Paul says, “They ‘did all eat the

same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual

Rock that followed them: and that Rock was

Christ.”

1 Corinthians 10:3-4

Notes fromElder Lawrence E.

Corbridge Oct. 2008 General

Conference“The Way”