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How is Jesus the way ?
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
So, Jesus is the way to the Father.
How is Jesus the truth ?
I and my Father are one. John 10:30
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; Titus 1:2
How is Jesus the life ?
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it [my life] again. John 10:17
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Matthew 28:5,6
¶Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him [Jesus Christ] from the dead;) Galatians 1:1
Christ, His character and work, is the center and circumference of all truth. He is the chain upon which the jewels of doctrine are linked. In Him is found the complete system of truth.
Ellen White, Our High Calling, A Safe Guide, page 16, para. 5 -
The Son of God is the center of the great plan of redemption which covers all dispensations.
Ellen White, That I May Know Him, Chap. 11 - A Star of Hope, page 17, para. 5
Christ is the center to which all should be attracted; for the nearer we approach the center, the closer we shall come together in feeling, in sympathy, in love, growing into the character and image of Jesus.
Ellen White, That I May Know Him, Chap. - Equality of Believers in Christ, page 99, para. 2
Christ is the foundation of every true church. All who are brought to a new faith are to be established on Him. The plain, simple truths of the gospel are to be kept before minds. Christ crucified as the atonement for sin is the great central truth of the gospel, round which all truths cluster. To this great truth all other truths are tributary.
Ellen White, The Upward Look (1982)/Chap. 71 - God's Work--Our Commitment, page 85, para. 6
The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation must be studied in the light which streams from the cross of Calvary and in connection with the wondrous central truth of the Saviour's atonement. Those who study the Redeemer's wonderful sacrifice grow in grace and knowledge.
Ellen White, Manuscript Release No. 1490 ... The Cross to Be Central in Preaching... {20MR 336.4}
The love of God was to be revealed to the world in the death of his beloved Son, crucified on Calvary for the sins of the world. He was to present to the world the gospel, which was to be the power of God unto salvation. This was not a new truth, but through the traditions of men it had become obscured, and the original truths, by separation from their Author, had lost their meaning to the world. When Christ came, a flood of light was to be shed upon the utterances of patriarchs and prophets. Through this revelation, neglected obligations were to be taken up. Obedience was to take the place of rebellion, and the truth would work a transformation of character in all who should receive it. The great atoning Sacrifice was to be the central and supreme truth, about which all other truths were to cluster. And Christ himself came to the world to bear this truth to his rebellious subjects.
Ellen White, The Signs of
the Times, May 8, 1893, A Lesson for Our Day. {ST, May 8, 1893 par. 4}
There will be times when we must stand still and see the salvation of God. Let Daniel speak, let the Revelation speak, and tell what is truth. But whatever phase of the subject is presented, uplift Jesus as the center of all hope, "the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star."
Ellen White, Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers (1923)/Chap. 3 - The Holy Scriptures