“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”.
John 14:6
Every verse gives life, even as every book of the scripture are the very foundation of salvation. The mystery of the scripture are ages old and its beginning started with the book of Genesis, ending with the book of Revelation as the last book. Every book of the Cannon said Christ would come and Christ came into this world to save the world from sin. In his authority Christ forgave sinners and this very act caused the Pharisees much bitterness. To speak of Christ, it is his blood which has become our salvation and God’s gift to us. The 3rd chapter of Acts accounts “For Moses said, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.” ( Acts 3:22,23 )Further in regard to salvation, it is written “ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” ( Acts 4:12 ) No one ever spoke like Christ did and none ever will and it was his distinct nature which mystified even his followers and foes alike. The root of his message was to believe in him and it was his teaching which became the source of life and judgment.
The mystery of the gospel is that everything is traced to Israel and Jerusalem and as the scripture states “Salvation will emerge out of Zion” , it is what we are now living and experiencing. For everything Christ said is the supremacy over everything and it is by his prayers that the church is secured in salvation. The commands he gave, the doctrines he taught were all in his authority but even in that generation there were many who did not believe. To this regard, the gospel states “ The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom and now one greater than Solomon is here.” ( Matthew 12:42 )The disciples who were with Christ stood with him, while the others did not. It depicted the genuine from the false and the faithful from the unfaithful. The Apostle Peter was the first to repent and he was also the first to know Christ. Such great was the humility of Christ that he did not speak of himself as God but gave all glory and honor to the Father alone. Thus the Apostle Paul wrote “ Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ( Philippians 2:9-11 ) This is the name the devil fears and this is the name the Church honors. The elected of God’s people will know better of what this means even as the scripture states “ Salvation is and can be found in Christ alone”. The verse John 3:16 does not speak of hell, neither of heaven, but it clearly speaks of God’s own Son who is the Author of salvation. The verse of John3:16 are God’s own words, written not to execute or condemn but to declare the faith which the righteous lives by. It is the very root of the scripture which is the source of eternal life.
In regard to the salvation of God’s people, its statement does not endorse destruction but what it clearly assures for those who believes is eternal life. The 9th verse of the 10th chapter of John states “ I am the gate whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture”. (John 10:9 ) This is what the scripture is all about and God’s Word is the pasture. The mystery concerning salvation and condemnation are evidenced in John 3:16 and John 3:18, the former is of God’s people while the latter for the ones who are not of God. In speaking of Christ the scripture accounts “ I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep knows me- just as the Father knows me and I know the Father-and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” (John 10:14-16) This speaks of the elect and even of those who are destined for eternal life. The revelation of the truth must be preached to the ends of the earth and it shall only be Christ who shall deliver his people and God’s Church. The mystery concerning g the said verse is that as Christ came into this world and went to heaven; his second return shall be to gather the elect, then to condemn the world and its inhabitants. Thus in the last chapter of Revelation the scripture states “ Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates in to the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I , Jesus , have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the offspring of David, and the bright Morningstar. ( Revelation 22:12-16 ) A verse speaks of salvation, another of condemnation, while this speaks of Christ ‘second coming and the rewards which are to be. The God who sent his only Son to die for our sins is now with us and as the depths of our love for Christ is, so will our acts be. Thus it is in the truth I declare that those on the side of the truth will listen to what God says, while the others will not. The sacred contents of this message are for everyone who believes and as the scripture says “ For everyone who believes, has crossed over from death to life”, and this verse shall also be with those who loves God. The powers of God are in the Scriptures’.
N:B : There was a beginning to everything, excepting the mystery of God. The angels sinned and were condemned and sinned and fell but Christ came not only to save us but also to destroy the devil’s work. The mystery concerning the eternal future which is to be will be fully made known when the world is destroyed and the eternal reign of Christ begins. The world has a history but we await the mystery.
Ambrose. J .Chakre
