What does Jesus mean by I am?

Question

when Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the light," what did he really mean? what conjugation of the verb did he use and what setting was it in?
the statement seems to go against the rest of his teachings and alot of the original christians considering he wasn't even considered the son of god officially untill over 100 years after he died? any bible scholars out there?

Answer 1

to confuse you.

Answer 2

Jesus said in John 8:58 Before Abraham was, I am.He is stating that he is God the Son. He was with the Father from before the beginning of all. Jesus said I and my Father are one. I am the good shepherd. Jesus uses I am throughout His teaching not in just one line of the Scripture. When Jesus said I am the way, the only way to get to the Father is through Jesus, the truth, Jesus is truth, never did He lie, His words are truth, and the light. He is the light that will light your way to find Him in all of the darkness that surrounds man kind. 50 days after Jesus Ascension into heaven the apostles was filled with the Holy Ghost and began teaching boldly, not 100 years later. They declared Him to be the Messiah, those that seen Him and followed Him. They were an eyewitness to the accounts of Him.

Answer 3

I am not a Bible Scholar..But i have heard answer to this question.
Great Sages Do not "Invent" their ways.. In fact in Spirituality there is nothing to be invented. God is already the best in all Knowledge.
So Great Sages as Jesus, they simply Present what is God's Way as God is Perfect.
Hence when Jesus Says He is the way, he clearly means that one must follow him. and he himself is Following God's Way.
He is the Truth as he is living the way of the Absolute Truth.
He is the Light as he is dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance having achieved the Light from the source of All Light itself.

In Vedic Literature Example is Given that, Just as an IRON rod in constant touch with Big Fire starts displaying all the property of the fire itself, similarly there remains no difference between Great Sages and God himself, as they completely live the Gods Way.

Answer 4

JESUS said " I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me." What did he mean? He means that a person must come through him (by being baptized in his name for the remission of their sins and being filled with the Holy Spirit) Read Acts 2:38.

Now as for the rest of your statement, don't believe what everybody tells you, read the Bible and get an understanding for your self.

Answer 5

"I AM" means that he can be anything that he wants.
"I am the way, the truth and the light" means he is the one that will save your soul from destruction. He is the light, the knowledge. All this doesn't go against his teachings, and he was considered the Son of God through out his life.
What is your point?

Answer 6

In A Nutshell:
In Christianity, Jesus came as the Messiah (or Christ), meaning the Anointed One, or Chosen One. And because, accordingly, we have all sinned, we cannot be admitted to Heaven. But through Jesus and being "born-again" a person can be forgiven and thus be admitted.
The personage of Jesus is still being debated whether he is God or a man (as is my belief), so you need to read up on him and come to your own conclusion.

Answer 7

Jesus was a living example of Truth.

The "Way" He was referring to is the path he followed. The way he lived His life, ego-less. Jesus was not a "me first" kind of guy ;)

The "Truth" being referred to is that he was truly Himself. He lived as God created Him to live, not as society would have Him molded to be.

The "Light" is the Divine Light. He fanned His Divine Spark to the full brilliant Light that all humans are meant to strive for and can achieve.

Jesus wasn't looking for sheep to herd. He wasn't looking for people for follow Him personally. He wanted people to have Faith in God. He wanted people to believe, through His example; that any human, due to the Grace of God, can achieve what He did.

Answer 8

I'm not a Bible scholar, but I will be glad to share what I understand on this,

"I Am" was first used at the burning bush. My understanding is it denotes the eternity, of God. It says in essence I am, I always was, and I will always be.

That is why the Pharisees and Saducees got so angry at Him for using this word. It is one reserved for God and as I understand it it is so holy to them that they do not even utter it or write it complete.

Don't know if this helps, but this was what I discovered during one of my many Bible studies.

Answer 9

I'm no scholar, in fact, im only 14, but when Jesus said "I am" he meant "I am everything." I mean, he has the right to say that. there is so much proof that his diety was correct. Historical and biblical. (I can back that up, too) There are many studies on this matter. If you'd like, I can find some articles on the web for you.

Bye!
Dani

Answer 10

I AM comes from when God spoke to Moses on the Mountain. Moses asked God "what if the people say who sent you?" God responded with "tell them I Am that I am sent you".

I AM, meaning

I am that I am (Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה, pronounced Ehyeh asher ehyeh) is one English translation of the response God used in the Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Old Testament. Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular present/future form. Ehyeh asher ehyeh is generally interpreted to mean I am that I am (King James Bible and others), yet, as indicated, is most literally translated as "I-shall-be who I-shall-be."

The word Ehyeh is used a total of 43 places in the Old Testament, where it is usually translated as "I will be" -- as is the case for its first occurrence, in Exodus 3:12 -- or "I shall be," as is the case for its final occurrence in Zechariah 8:8. Some scholars state the Tetragrammaton itself derives from the same verbal root, but others counter that it may simply sound similar as intended by God, such as Psalm 119 and the Hebrew words "shoqed" (almond branch) and "shaqed" (watching) found in Jeremiah 1:11-12.



Theologians have many different explanations for the meaning behind this phrase. Many theologians explain that I am that I am is better translated to I be that I be. The ancient Hebrew language does not have a past, present, or future tense. Instead, it has an imperfective aspect and perfective aspect as indicators of time, with no actual determined time. Perfective aspect is something that is completed, or will be definitely completed. Imperfect is something that has not been completed, might be completed or might be completed in the future (there is no definite). Ehyeh is in the imperfective aspect, and can be understood as God saying that he is "in the process of being", a reference saying that his work is not yet complete, and may never be complete.

Answer 11

From my understandings God's name is I Am, I believe it's in Revelations, my belief is that Jesus was God in man form so he is saying that he is the great I Am. Then I guess it boils down to if you believe in the trinity The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.