John 14:3-7 ESV

4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

4 Nalalaman ninyo ang daan patungo sa lugar na aking pupuntahan.” 5 Sinabi sa kanya ni Tomas, “Panginoon, hindi namin alam kung saan ka pupunta. Paano namin malalaman ang daan?” 6 Sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Ako ang daan, at ang katotohanan, at ang buhay. Sinuman ay hindi makakarating sa Ama kundi sa pamamagitan ko. 7 Kung ako'y kilala ninyo ay makikilala rin ninyo ang aking Ama. Mula ngayon siya'y inyong nakikilala at siya'y inyong nakita.”

HOW CAN WE KNOW THE WAY?

After Jesus declared that He was going away, Thomas asked a question which makes a point, at least from an earthly point of view. Normally, we do determine first an end goal and then work accordingly towards it, don’t we? How can someone know "the way" when they don't know where they're going? Since these men are not sure of where Jesus plans to go, they aren't sure they will be able to get there.

Hence, Jesus made a point that it is not somewhere any person can "go," in the sense of making the journey according to their own efforts (Rom 3:20; 11:6). No amount of good deeds or effort will get them there. Is salvation accomplished by good works? Definitely not! Paul said later, “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5).

Rather, "the way" to be reconciled to God the Father is not a process; it's in a person [2 Cor 4:6]. Thus , He emphasized, by saying, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” [v.6] Without much details, Jesus had taken charge that they shouldn’t worry about His going away for they know Him.[ v.1-3] Why? Knowing Him is knowing the Father. Paul had explained that our knowledge of God is all by God’s initiative. He writes, “For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”[2 Cor 4:6]

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