The Way

When we look at the New Testament, it is interesting to look at the names that were used to refer to Christians. For example, Acts 11:26 says "the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch." So here they are referenced as disciples, but then called Christians.

Throughout the NT, we see the use of the term "church." "Church" in the original language simply meant congregation or gathering. It could have been a gathering of people for any purpose, but as used in the Bible, it is a gathering, or group, of Christians who worshiped and worked together as a group.

In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." Then, over in Acts 9:2 we see the expression "the Way"used to refer to this Christian movement: Paul was persecuting Christians before he became one, and was looking for "any who were of the Way."

And just as Jesus said He was "the Way," we are of the Way, the group of Christians, soldiers marching on to victory; not in this life necessarily, but in the life to come, following Jesus who paved "the Way" for us to enjoy life eternal. And He proved that there really is a life eternal by first being resurrected, as witnessed by many.

Hey, thanks for reading! See you next week, posted on Sunday or thereabouts.