This is one of the seven great "I AM's" of John's gospel. "I am the BREAD OF LIFE," "I am the LIGHT OF THE WORLD," "I am the DOOR," I am the GOOD SHEPHERD," "I am the RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE," "I am the TRUE VINE," and "I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE."
He is saying to His disciples that He is THE WAY to God. He does not merely show us the way by example, He is not merely a prophet to teach us the way, nor does He merely guide us in the way by strong assistance. HE IS HIMSELF THE WAY! He is the way from God to men in that all heavenly blessings come through the Son. He is the way from men to God in that He is our righteousness and our sin-offering. He enables God to be both just and the justifier of sinners who believe.
He is THE TRUTH. He is not only the true God and true man, but HE IS TRUTH ITSELF! He is the sum and substance of all the truth of the gospel, of all the promises, of all the types and shadows; and he is the true way in opposition to every false way. Pilate asked, "What is truth?" Our Lord answers that question here in John 14, "I AM THE TRUTH."
He is THE LIFE. Christ speaks of life as opposed to death--all death and all kinds of death. He has life in Himself. He is the source and giver of life. He is the light of life, the word of life, and He came that we might have life. "He that hath the Son of God hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life" (I John 5:12).
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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