The Way

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the father except through me.
John 14:6 NKJV

Throughout scripture, we are told of only one way to salvation with Our Lord.  That path is through the man Jesus.  The only way someone could do the duty of saving himself and entering Gods presence is to live a completely sinless life as Jesus did.  Knowing the eternal state of mankind, I don't see that happening anytime soon.  See, sin and God don't mesh too well together.  In fact, I'd venture to say that sin has NO place in Gods holy presence.  However, we have a high priest and advocate in Jesus through whom we have access to our heavenly father.  A simple look into our history will show that shortly after the creation of the world Gods most prized creation, man, was expelled from Gods presence.  Genesis gives us a look into the daily life Adam and Eve shared with God in the garden.  God creates the creatures of the earth, then brings them to Adam to be named.  Then, when a suitable helper for Adam could not be found, God created Eve from the flesh of Adam.  So it was early on, God in close relationship with his creation.  That all came to a screeching halt, however, when temptation and sin entered this perfect world.  As I mentioned, sin and God cannot be in the same vicinity.  So, Adam and Eve are removed from that close relationship with God and removed from the garden.  How painful must this have been for God, removing his children from his presence?  We don't focus too much on this event from Gods perspective, but I'm sure it grieved God.  Enter Jesus, with the sole purpose of reestablishing that relationship severed so long ago.  With his death on the cross, Jesus once again brought Gods children into the fathers presence.

~Scott~