Welcome to a doozy of an episode! It's a doozy because of the John 14:6 I Am statement. 

The sixth I Am statement is controversial. Christians believe it, but we squirm when we have to talk about this one. I marvel that Jesus dropped this one on His boys when they were not at the top of their game. They were troubled. 

You can feel the whine in Thomas's voice when he asks, "How can we know the way?" Jesus didn't teach them how to wallow in their emotions. Jesus has an amazing way of bringing troubled people to a new well of living water. What Jesus does with the disciples is similiar to what He did with the woman in John 4. He teaches deep spiritual truth to troubled people. 

I needed to have this conversation. I want to become better at discussing the harder aspects of our faith. Let's get better together.

One of the earliest criticisms of Christianity was the observation that we would take anybody! 

Slave or free;  rich or poor;  man or woman; Jews, Gentiles everyone was welcome. 

In keeping with true Biblical Christianity everyone is still welcome at the table. Yes, we have to leave our lives of sin. In fact the only way to actually leave sin is by uniting with Christ. Jesus is the answer to all our problems. 

I was not at the top of my game either. My allergies were giving me fits. I mispoke a few times, mostly minor, but I did say Jesus was troubled in John 3 when I meant John 13. I think I may have implied humanity was perfect before the fall. Sorry about that! Humanity was good and sinless but not perfect. 

John 14

Ecclesiastes 3

Hebrews 12:1-3

Matthew 7:13-14

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