Study 5: I am the way, the truth and the life:

Peace John 14.

Google Via, Veritas, Vita (way, truth, life in Latin) and you would find many universities with that as their motto. In Auckland TSCF, the Lawyers Christian Fellowship is called Veritas. The challenge at university is to seek the way, the truth and the life. How do you see Jesus fit in this picture? This is a how we understand this if we know the sweep of the bible (stop at 6 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQlK6C5k&list=PLH0Szn1yYNec-HZjVHooeb4BSDSeHhEoh

Show the video if you think the group is not clear of the bigger picture.

Aim: Applying scripture to the university context.

1) Introductory video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEftDn-OOUY  Not all the ways of getting out of the hole is the same and not all ways lead to God.

2) Do Lesson 6

3) Read the whole of John 14, how is this passage reassuring?

4) Consider the passage in the light of this quote.  Apologist Paul Copan writes:

“Truth is true – even if no one knows it

Truth is true – even if no one admits it

Truth is true – even if no one agrees what it is

Truth is true – even if no one follows it

Truth is true – even if no one but God grasps it fully

How would you apply Via, Veritas, Vita to Waikato University?

Taken from interesting article: http://www.academia.edu/4245889/Via_Veritas_Vita_The_Way_the_Truth_and_the_Life.

Adaptations by student leaders
Cally made her own worksheet to explore the passage in depth. We discussed the questions as a group. Li Lian summarised all the studies and wrote a blog article, here. We felt that adapting the studies to our group meant that the material had to do more than transfer biblical knowledge, it had to arouse curiosity, a desire to know God more, allow for discussion and be applicable to our lives alone and together.