John 14:6-7
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
John 11:23-26
Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 15:1-17
Jesus is the True Vine
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.
Those who do not wish to follow or believe in Jesus, do not see Truth and reality as Jesus’ followers see the Truth and reality...So there are two different views of life, Truth, and reality...Those who resist Him want to be in control of their own lives and do not want His assistance and help...They want to remain apart from Him, because of their wanting their own control of their own decisions...Non-believers want their personal freedoms and control and their truth to lead their own lives as they want them led...They want to live their life by their own will and not by God’s will...Non-believers want to be left alone more or less without His involvement...The non-believer makes his own rules for his life and does things his way and not God’s Way...And he is comfortable and happier in trying to satisfy his own desires and pleasures by living life his own way...
On the other hand, those who believe in Jesus believe that He is Truth, the Way, and the Life...Jesus is not to big on comfort and living a comfortable life...Jesus does not give us many teachings on happiness in satisfying our pleasures and desires...Followers try to follow His teachings, albeit it is very difficult -because He sets the bar so high in living the right kind of life...Jesus says He is the Truth...So if He is the Truth, and a Way of Life, then He is also a reality, and He is in our reality in which we live...If He is the Resurrection and the Life then He is alive today and currently living...Those who follow Him believe that He is this reality and Truth...If we believe that He is this True Vine, then apart from Him we can do nothing...