Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’” vss. 63-69
John 6:63-69
In the end, when we’ve considered all the options and checked out all the alternatives, there are many who come to the same conclusion as Simon Peter. There just isn’t anything out there that can come close to offering anything better than the gospel of grace that is enmeshed in the words of Jesus Christ. Granted, through the centuries believers have managed to attach every manner of difficult doctrines to his simple words, but when we sift through to the core we rediscover the beautiful, inclusive love that he lived and taught. Of course faith in Jesus generally doesn’t come at first sight. As John indicates here, there is a process involved. It’s as we hang around Jesus for a time that we come to believe and to adopt him as the life-giving center of our lives. Now it isn’t that some of the truths and values that we find in Jesus cannot be found in other religions or faith traditions. Indeed, because his teachings are universal, we discover that many of the things we believe are a part of other belief systems too. But Jesus is familiar, and there’s an element of comfort in attaching ourselves to him, and so we do. So it’s in him that we have discovered the words of eternal life!
Thought for the Day: What are some core teachings of all great religions?
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