I'm convinced that one can arrive at the conclusion that Jesus is the Way, not by blind faith, but by simply following logic and reason. While one may not personally accept every premise (it's God who must open blinded eyes and draw people to Himself, John 6:44), each step is logically sound, and together they form a clear path that leads to Christ.
1. Something must exist necessarily
The universe cannot be explained by itself — every part of it is contingent, dependent on something else. An infinite regress of contingent causes explains nothing; it still leaves us asking why there is anything at all. Therefore, reason requires a necessary being — the uncaused cause, the foundation of existence itself.
2. That necessary foundation must be the one God
If there were multiple “necessary” beings, each would impose limits on the other, and so none would be ultimate. Pure reason narrows us down to monotheism. But among monotheistic religions, only Christianity affirms that God is triune: one essence, three persons. Why is this logically necessary? Because:
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The Trinity solves the philosophical problem of the one and the many. Reality contains both oneness (universals, laws, order) and many-ness (individuals, particular things). The Trinity uniquely grounds both, being simultaneously one and three in perfect harmony.
Thus, reason not only narrows us to monotheism, but shows why the Trinity is a coherent and necessary explanation of God’s nature.
God is love. For love to exist eternally, it requires relationship. A solitary, non-triune God would need to create in order to love. God, by definition, is never in need of anything.
3. This God must be the Good
We don’t just recognize moral rules — we recognize Goodness itself. It’s not a principle floating in the abstract, but a living reality that grounds all moral truth.
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If God merely had goodness, then goodness would be higher than God.
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If God were not fully good, then morality would collapse into relativism.
Therefore, God is not only the source of good things — He is the Good itself, the standard by which everything else is measured. To know the Good is to know Him.
4. Humanity is guilty before Him
Here is the problem: though we recognize good and evil, we consistently fail to live by what we know. Our conscience condemns us. History also testifies to human depravity. Violence, deceit, injustice, pride. No one escapes this universal failure. If God is just, He must punish evil. If God is the Good, He cannot tolerate evil without denying His very nature. Logic shows that we stand condemned before God.
5. Only Jesus provides the way
Throughout history, there has never been a more perfect religious figure than Jesus Christ. And among all religious figures, only Jesus makes the staggering claim not simply to teach truth, but to be the Truth. He claimed equality with God, died for sinners, and was raised from the dead — an event uniquely attested in history. At the cross, God's justice is satisfied as sin is punished, and His mercy is extended as forgiveness is offered. In Christ, the necessary, triune God makes Himself known and provides the one true way of reconciliation.
Follow reason far enough, and it leads to one place: Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
