I probably don’t have to tell you, but we live in a confused world. It’s pretty clear, considering how often we find people doing wrong when they ought to know better. For those who are making disciples, we understand that it’s difficult, if not impossible, for people to do what is right if they have not been told what is right. But what about those of us who have been told the Truth? Why does it seem that followers of Jesus seem to be just as confused about what is right as the rest of the world?
It might be a matter of our culture; this so-called “postmodern” culture does not believe in objective truth, that there is an indisputable difference between right and wrong. The world believes that “my truth may not be your truth and that’s OK.” However, that’s not Jesus’ position.
When it comes to Truth, Jesus was unequivocal; he was unambiguous; he was absolutely clear. While the world might wrestle with what they do not know, Jesus made it clear what he believed about many things. For example, in Matthew 6:24, Jesus said this about money: “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” In Matthew 24:36, Jesus said this about “the end times”: “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”
Most importantly, in John 14:6 Jesus said this about God and salvation: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” If we want to be more like Jesus and less of ourselves, we must be unequivocal in our understanding of who Jesus is and how He alone is the way to God. The world is confused enough, we must be absolutely clear that Jesus is the only way to God. We must show it in the way we live, the way we speak, the way we interact with other people. There should be no question about who we follow.