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The Father's House

In My Father’s house are many mansions if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.1
Jesus is telling his disciples he is going away, and to not be troubled because if they believed in God, the Father, God of Abraham, then also believe in him. He was going to the Father who has many mansions. This word for mansion is monḗ meaning lodging, dwelling-place, room, abode, mansion (from ménō, "to remain, abide") – an abiding dwelling-place. He is going to prepare a place, to make ready, because the necessary preparations are done. Our human minds would most likely think of this as if to prepare a room for a guest. But we are not guests and these rooms are already in the Father's house. Jesus goes to prepare a way to the Father's house, this way is through him.

 John the Baptist had an important message from God, As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you, he came to prepare the way for Christ. Christ came to prepare a way to the Father's house, a new covenant of Grace. Jesus tells his disciples he will return to take them along side him so they will be where he is at and they will know the way. Thomas responds, we do not know where you are going so how can we know the way? We do not know where the Father's house is, so how can we get there? Jesus then states, I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one can come to the Father if not by me. This is a very important statement by Jesus, others will say there are other ways to the Father. Judaism and Islam teach it is through the old covenant relationship with the God of Abraham. Jesus says it is through him, alone.

 The way to the Father is prepared by Jesus, by Grace through Faith, it is a new covenant with man. Jesus prepares a way to the Father and the Father's house for all who believe in him. Jesus says to the disciples if you had known me, the Father of me you would have known, now you have known him and have seen him. This is an amazing statement. Jesus said this often to the Jews, if you knew the Father you would know me, I am of the Father, but you do not know the Father, so you do not believe in me, you are of your father, he was a liar from the beginning. Jesus is not only the way, he is the truth. Him being the truth equates him with the Father, knowing the Father is knowing him as both are truth. The Pharisees knew such, when Jesus said he was the Son of God to them he said he was from the Father's house, and to them this was blasphemy.

 Jesus said his words were spirit and truth. These words created all things in the beginning, he was with God, and was God, the word of God. These words give everlasting life. He is life. Philip replies to Jesus, show us the Father, this is sufficient. Just show us the Father, then we will know you are of the Father, this was very logical and very doable. But Jesus says if you have seen him you have seen the Father,  Philip do you not see the Father in me. Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Philip how can you say this? Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. Jesus goes on to tell them he will send them the Holy Spirit so they too can be one with him and the Father, will have the power to do the works of the Father, and will have the ability to communicate with the Father. I will not leave you as the Fatherless.

 Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Because I live, you will live also, At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you... And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. But how will you manifest yourself to us and not the world? said one of the disciples. This is a very important question, they had not yet received this holy spirit which would he promised, this holy spirit would seal them as children of the Father and show them the way. But how would He be manifest to them, how would they tell the difference? Jesus said, if anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. Well this makes sense, right? they were under the old covenant, the law, thus they needed to adhere to it. They were hearing the words directly from God, from the Father, if they obeyed he would manifest himself to them and they would receive his spirit. Believing is obedience to the words of Jesus and it is how the Father manifests himself to us today.

After the death of Jesus he went to the Father's house and prepared a way for us to the Father's house, this new way, or new covenant, is through Grace by Faith, Jesus is the way, he is the author of faith, there is no other way, the old covenant is made obsolete. He is truth, the resurrection of Jesus reveals that he is the truth, his words are truth, what he said happened. He conquered death giving those who believe in him everlasting life, He is the Life. He sits at the right hand of the Father, with all authority in heaven and on earth, he is the head of his Church, he sends his Holy Spirit to those who believe, to seal them, a guarantee of the inheritance. The Holy Spirit teaches all things and brings to remembrance his words. The way to the Father's house he will reveal, the truth he will teach, the life he will give. This is the new covenant, the everlasting covenant.3 Jesus is the way, truth, and life, there is no other way to the Father's house.

 Because He Lives (Amen)







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