John 14:1-14
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Jesus speaks of the way to the Father and two disciples ask for certainty and clarity. The response they get is “you already know” and “wake up.”
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In this encounter with the disciples, Jesus names his confidence in the disciples, in what they know. And they’re like, you can’t be serious.
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Some treat certainty as a pre-condition for belief, rather than something that comes through the process of coming to believe.
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Jesus’s talk about The Way is a conflicting experience for modern Christians. Because the concept confuses us.
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The idea of needing to know what to do and where to go is so natural. This is why Jesus says we already know.
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This week, we get a familiar example of the challenge of literalism. How we struggle to see the answer is in front of us.