The way The truth and The life

    
THE WAY Greek: hodos

Highway, Highwayside:
"a way, path, road," is rendered "highways" in Mat 22:10; Luk 14:23; in Mar 10:46, RV, "way side," AV, "highway side;" in Mat 22:9, the word is used with diexodoi ("ways out through"), and the phrase is rightly rendered in the RV, "the partings of the highways" (i.e., the crossroads), AV, "the highways."



 THE TRUTH  Greek: aletheia

True, Truly, Truth:
"truth," is used

(a) objectively, signifying "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer), e.g., Rom 9:1; 2Cr 11:10; especially of Christian doctrine, e.g., Gal 2:5, where "the truth of the Gospel" denotes the "true" teaching of the Gospel, in contrast to perversions of it; Rom 1:25, where "the truth of God" may be "the truth concerning God" or "God whose existence is a verity;" but in Rom 15:8 "the truth of God" is indicative of His faithfulness in the fulfillment of His promises as exhibited in Christ; the word has an absolute force in Jhn 14:6; 17:17; 18:37, 38; in Eph 4:21, where the RV, "even as truth is in Jesus," gives the correct rendering, the meaning is not merely ethical "truth," but "truth" in all its fullness and scope, as embodied in Him; He was the perfect expression of the truth; this is virtually equivalent to His statement in Jhn 14:6;



 THE LIFE   Greek: zoe

Life, Living, Lifetime, Life-Giving:
(Eng., "zoo," "zoology") is used in the NT "of life as a principle, life in the absolute sense, life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself, Jhn 5:26, and which the Son manifested in the world, 1Jo 1:2. From this life man has become alienated in consequence of the Fall, Eph 4:18, and of this life men become partakers through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Jhn 3:15, who becomes its Author to all such as trust in Him, Act 3:15, and who is therefore said to be 'the life' of the believer, Col 3:4, for the life that He gives He maintains, Jhn 6:35, 63. Eternal life is the present actual possession of the believer because of his relationship with Christ, Jhn 5:24; 1Jo 3:14, and that it will one day extend its domain to the sphere of the body is assured by the Resurrection of Christ, 2Cr 5:4; 2Ti 1:10. This life is not merely a principle of power and mobility, however, for it has moral associations which are inseparable from it, as of holiness and righteousness. Death and sin, life and holiness, are frequently contrasted in the Scriptures.

"Zoe is also used of that which is the common possession of all animals and men by nature, Act 17:25; 1Jo 5:16, and of the present sojourn of man upon the earth with reference to its duration, Luk 16:25; 1Cr 15:19; 1Ti 4:8; 1Pe 3:10. 'This life' is a term equivalent to 'the gospel,' 'the faith,' 'Christianity,' Act 5:20."*
[* From Notes on Galatians, by Hogg and Vine. pp. 324, 325.]

Death came through sin, Rom 5:12, which is rebellion against God. Sin thus involved the forfeiting of the "life." "The life of the flesh is in the blood," Lev 17:11. Therefore the impartation of "life" to the sinner must be by a death caused by the shedding of that element which is the life of the flesh. "It is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life" (id., RV). The separation from God caused by the forfeiting of the "life" could be removed only by a sacrifice in which the victim and the offerer became identified. This which was appointed in the typical offerings in Israel received its full accomplishment in the voluntary sacrifice of Christ. The shedding of the blood in the language of Scripture involves the taking or the giving of the "life." Since Christ had no sins of his own to die for, His death was voluntary and vicarious, Jhn 10:15 with Isa 53:5, 10, 12; 2Cr 5:21. In His sacrifice He endured the Divine judgment due to man's sin. By this means the believer becomes identified with Him in His deathless "life," through His resurrection, and enjoys conscious and eternal fellowship with God.


Jhn 14:1 ASV - Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.
Jhn 14:2 ASV - In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
Jhn 14:3 ASV - And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
Jhn 14:4 ASV - And whither I go, ye know the way.
Jhn 14:5 ASV - Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way?
Jhn 14:6 ASV - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jhn 14:7 ASV - If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Jhn 14:8 ASV - Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
Jhn 14:9 ASV - Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
Jhn 14:10 ASV - Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.

House,Mansions, Prepare
14-2   House  / in the Greek: oikia       (b) metaphorically, the heavenly abode, spoken of by the Lord as "My Father's house," Jhn 14:2, the eternal dwelling place of believers; the body as the dwelling place of the soul, 2Cr 5:1; similarly the resurrection body of believers (id.); property, e.g., Mar 12:40; by metonymy, the inhabitants of a house, a household, e.g., Mat 12:25; Jhn 4:53; 1Cr 16:15.
14-2 Mansions /  Greek: mone

Abide, Abode:
"an abode" (akin to No. 1), is found in Jhn 14:2, "mansions" (RV marg., "abiding places"), and Jhn 14:23, "abode."  
Mansions:
primarily "a staying, abiding" (akin to meno, "to abide"), denotes an "abode" (Eng., "manor," "manse," etc.), translated "mansions" in Jhn 14:2; "abode" in Jhn 14:23. There is nothing in the word to indicate separate compartments in heaven; neither does it suggest temporary resting-places on the road.

14-2 Prepare /   in the  Greek: hetoimazo

1) to make ready, prepare

a) to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready

2) metaph.

a) drawn from the oriental custom of sending on before kings on their journeys persons to level the roads and make them passable

b) to prepare the minds of men to give the Messiah a fit reception and secure his blessings
of human "preparation" for the Lord, e.g., Mat 3:3; 26:17, 19; Luk 1:17 ("make ready"), 76; 3:4, AV (RV, "make ye ready"); Luk 9:52 ("to make ready"); 23:56; Rev 19:7; 21:2; in 2Ti 2:21, of "preparation" of oneself for "every good work;"

(c) of human "preparations" for human objects, e.g., Luk 12:20, RV, "thou hast prepared" (AV, "provided"); Act 23:23; Phm 1:22.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
What was the preparation that Jesus was speaking of, He said I go and prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also. He is speaking of the cross here not a house in heaven , I am not saying this is no place like that in heaven. What I am saying in this John 14 Jesus is speaking of his death,burial and resurrection the fulfillment of Gods plan of salvation for us all . The passover Lamb, being born again of his spirit.
Jhn 16:7 ASV - Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
Jhn 16:13 ASV - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, [these] shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.
Luk 24:49 ASV - And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.  The word clothed here in this verse  Greek: enduo

Clothe:
(Eng., "endue"), signifies "to enter into, get into," as into clothes, "to put on," e.g., Mar 1:6; Luk 8:27 (in the best mss.); 24:49 (AV, "endued"); 2Cr 5:3; Rev 1:13; 19:14.
See ARRAY, ENDUE, PUT ON.   Rom 13:14 ASV - But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].   This is where the death ,burial and the resurrection takes place in our life.    Col 2:9 ASV - for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
Col 2:10 ASV - and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
Col 2:11 ASV - in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
Col 2:12 ASV - having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Col 2:13 ASV - And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, [I say], did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;
Col 2:14 ASV - having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out that way, nailing it to the cross;
Col 2:15 ASV - having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Jhn 10:10 ASV - The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly. The life was his going to the cross and the abundant life he speaks of is the promise of the Holy Ghost. So he is the way,   picking up our cross and putting to death this carnal man,  the truth is living this gospel in our flesh be subject to his commands obeying his word. And the life is always looking forward to the day we shall be with him forever, Living the life of Jesus in our flesh.

John 14: 6-10
 If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. The only thing the father is going to recognize in us is Jesus the life of his son in us.  Col 1:27 ASV - to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
  Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.



Jesus said I not only came to give you life (behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world) But to give you an abundant life.  Remission of our sins and the abundant life is the power of his spirit. So for Jesus to prepare for us he had to go to his cross to fulfill Gods command to him.
Through repentance and forgiveness of our past sins we become that mansion or that dwelling place of God. Remember Mansion in the Greek is abiding, that we abide in him and he in us a perpetual abiding.