Welcome to Studies with Stearman.

Join us as we look deeper into the Bible.

Strengthen your faith with us, even as we see the day approaching.

And now, here's Gary.

Well, last week we looked at John 14, where the Lord began to break it to his disciples,

that he wouldn't be with him very long.

And they had some questions, as any of us would.

Question one was asked by Thomas.

Lord, we don't know where you're going. How can we know the way? He's asking

where and how, and the answer Jesus gave is, the way is through me and only through me.

A statement of ultimate dogmatism, if you want to look at it, the way the world looks at

scripture and at theology. He said, I'm the way the truth from the life. No man cometh

unto the father but by me, period. And theologically, men don't have any problem at all

with their concept of God. Everybody's got a God concept. I don't care who he is. Even atheists

have a God concept. But it's when who he is. Even atheists have a God concept.

But it's when you personalize it and say, Jesus is not only the way, he's the author and

finisher of the faith, he is the creator. All things were created for him and by him, then you

begin to get into theological trouble.

Because suddenly all those phony God concepts out there evaporate.

So Thomas, the doubter, always had a dark view of things.

And by the way, I can sympathize with that.

It's really easy for me personally to take a dark view of things. And by the way, I can sympathize with that. It's really easy for me personally take a dark view of things, just by nature of my character, personality, my lifetime. It's easy

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