Published by After more than 400 years of Greek philosophies, many people had become disillusioned. The motto of both the Greeks and the Romans was: “Live and let live.” These people felt that if they could not find answers to their questions about life, they should just forget it all — live it up and have a good time.
At that precise moment in history, God sent Jesus Christ into the world saying, “Listen to me, people. I am the truth!”
What Jesus actually said was, “In contradistinction (distinction by contrast) of all those great thinkers who have come before me and all who will come after, I am the truth.” In other words, “No matter where you search to find purpose and happiness – whether it be ways of self-inquisition and thought, by studying nature or science, or through any other manner – your pursuit will end in disappointment. For I am the way; I am the truth” (John 14:6).
Jesus Christ was and is God’s Word of truth to the human race. As God’s only son, He became flesh and lived on earth to reveal and fulfill God’s purpose and plan.
Throughout His life on earth, Christ demonstrated the characteristics of God. The eyes of the disciples who walked with Him were opened and they began to see who Jesus really was. They didn’t question His teachings. They didn’t question when He said the He and His Father were one. The disciples walked and talked with Jesus every day. They were recipients of His love; they were listeners of His truths. Their lives became meaningful and fulfilling as they walked with the Master.
To find the truth about God and life today, we too must know Christ. We must walk and talk with Him each day. We must spend time in His Word, the Bible, giving Him the opportunity to impress upon our hearts and minds the truths we need to know.
The greatest accomplishment we can make as we walk the road of life searching for purpose and meaning is to really get to know Christ. This means far more than just understanding, from an intellectual aspect, which He is. We must become acquainted with Him on a personal level.
The Apostle Paul’s greatest desire was to know Christ (Philippians 3:7-11). He said that all he had profited in his past life he considered a loss. He took his eyes off himself, got rid of his self ego, and centered his attention on really becoming acquainted with Christ. He wanted more than outward facts revealed. He wanted to know Christ through experience – by having a continuing relationship that would allow him to fully understand the power of Christ’s resurrection.
To know Christ is to discover the God of love and truth – the same God that Solomon discovered in his search for life’s meaning!
Well said.
Nice one.
Very inspirational work with some great insight.