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Fundamentally, our Lord's message was Himself. He did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel. He did not come merely to give bread; He said, 'I am the bread'. He did not come merely to shed light; He said, 'I am the light'. He did not come merely to show the door; He said, 'I am the door'. He did not come merely to name a shepherd; He said, 'I am the shepherd'. He did not come merely to point the way; He said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life'.

J. Sidlow Baxter#2

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Christ is not just a messenger of truth but the truth himself.
In plain terms
Jesus did not just teach truth; he was the truth.
What can you take from it?
The message is the person, not just the words.

Where it applies

  • religious study
  • sermon preparation
  • personal faith

Putting it to work

  • focus on person over message

Questions to consider

  • Can a person be a message?
  • How do you view the preacher?

Another view

This claim is exclusive to specific religious beliefs.

More from J. Sidlow Baxter

  1. Regeneration is the fountain; sanctification is the river (in deeper or shallower degree). 'Entire sanctification' is the river in fullest flow.

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  2. Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers.

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  3. I have said it many a time, and am surer of it than ever, that the life and death issue of Christianity is the inspiration and authority of the Bible.

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