"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life," Christ declares; "no one cometh unto the Father, but by me." Christ is invested with power to give life to all creatures. "As the living Father hath sent me," he says, "and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. . . .It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." Christ is not here referring to his doctrine, but to his person, the divinity of his character. "Verily verily, I say unto you," he says again, "The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man."

Jesus sagde til ham:Jeg er vejen og sandheden og livet; ingen kommer til Faderen uden ved mig. Joh 14,6. Kristus har fået magt til at give alle skabninger liv. Han siger igen: Ligesom den levende Fader har udsendt mig, og jeg lever i kraft af Faderen, sådan skal også den, der spiser mig, leve i kraft af mig. Joh 6,57. Det er Ånden, som gør levende, kødet gør ingen gavn. De ord, jeg har talt til jer, er ånd og liv. Joh 6,63. Jesus taler ikke her om sin undervisning, men om sig selv og sin guddommelige karakter. Han erklærer: Sandelig, sandelig siger jeg jer: Den time kommer, ja, den er nu, da de døde skal høre Guds søns røst, og de, der hører den, skal leve. For ligesom Faderen har liv i sig selv, således har han også givet Sønnen at have liv i sig selv. Joh 5,25-27.