John 18:38
Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”
In Pilates' question, we hear an echo of the time we live in right now. We live in a time where a bunch of information is available to us and everybody has a voice to say something.
Amids all of this shouting of people, there is a voice that is speaking. Someone who says that He is the way, the truth and the life.
Why follow Jesus?
If all that is written below is true, than your eternity is at stake, so keep reading on. (That’s some clickbait right there huh?)
We often hear people say: "If it is true for you that's fine, but not for me", or "we all have our own truth". It is because of statements like these that people nowadays can say they feel that they are a cat! Logic, arguments and biology are thrown out of the window, all in the name of autonomy.
C.S. Lewis, a christian writer said: "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
What did Jesus say?
Jesus said that people can only come to God through Him. That's pretty exclusive! We can only come to God on His terms. Let me say it another way, we can only get into heaven through Jesus.
Jesus said that He will come back to judge the death and the living, that means everyone who has ever lived and is living at that moment. Those who believe will go to heaven. Those who don't will go into eternal fire. (Matthew 25:31-46)
Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected from the death, just like it was foretold (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
These are quite some statements that Jesus made. You see why it can't be moderately important? If all of the above is true, than your eternity is at stake! It is of infinite value. I assume that you wouldn't sell one of your eyes for a million. If one of your eyes is so valuable, how much more is your life and eternal destiny?
On a search
We all search for our own truth. But there is a person that says that He is the truth, and His name is Jesus! We have to examine if what Jesus says is true. Because it is either true or not, there is no way in between. Not all religions are true.
So please search diligently to know if Jesus is really who He says He is. You can start with the gospels in the bible. If you don't have a bible, search for "youversion" this is a free bible app. Read the gospels, study them, search them. Write all your questions down and search for a christian community who is following Jesus. Pray to God if He would reveal Himself to you. Ask Him with a humble heart. God opposes the proud, but to the humble He gives grace. (James 4:6)