“The Way”

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. (Acts 24:14)

“The way” is an expression used six times in Acts. (Acts 9:2; 19:9,23; 22:4; 24:14,22)  True Christianity is not founded on the religious doctrines of men, but solely upon the truth that comes from God.  Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. (John 14:6) The only way to truly follow God is by following His way.

There are many ways men choose to worship, but “the way” is according to God’s word and not according to man.  Some erroneously called “the way” a sect, but this so-called sect followed all that was written in the Law and the prophets.  A sect is based upon the self-willed opinions of men, but those who serve God according to “the way” are devoted to the composite of all that God has stated in his will.  In this context Paul states that this so-called sect believed in all that the Law and prophets had stated about a resurrection from the dead. (vs.15)

Through the ages man has been tempted to “pick and choose” from God’s word as it pleases him.  There is a constant peril to bring central truths to the foreground and treat them as if they are the whole.  When someone else points to certain inadequacies of this religion they are labeled with the charge of heresy.  However, the real heresy is this group that is devoted to missed truths and half-truths.  Before long someone will give this religious group a label and others will gladly follow.

Gods’ truth never needs the bolstering of any human court or judge.  God asks man to embrace and follow his will.  His word can win its own way.  It can take of its own purity.  It can cast off all unworthy additions.  Truth wants the open air and sunshine.  We need an absolute and unquestioning confidence that God’s word is no danger.  God has clearly given us all that we need to know to truly follow him. (II Peter 1:3)  Our mission is to discover, follow, and contend for it.

By George Slover

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