I am the way, ...

no one comes to the Father,

but through me."
When reading this verse, for some reason some people see in it a
confirmation of the Trinity. Although I can not see how they can
read either an explicit or even an implicit reference to the Trinity
in this verse, still, due to its popularity it deserves to be studied
There appear to be a sizable number of Christians who when
reading this verse interpret it to state that Jesus is God and that no
one shall enter into heaven except if they worship Jesus. For this
reason this verse should ideally be dealt with in section 1.2.3 (The
'Son of God'), however, since it is brought up so often in
discussions of the Trinity it appears to be appropriate to discuss it
here.
The popular perception that this verse claims that Jesus requires
our worship in order for us to receive salvation is not the intended
meaning of this verse. However, in order for us to recognize this
fact it is necessary to study its con****.
If we were to back up a little and read from the beginning of this
chapter, we would find that just before Jesus spoke these words, he
said;
"In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I
would have told you; for I go to prepare a mansion for you."
John 14:2
The above statement is quite clear. It is in exact conformance to the
teachings of the Qur'an. In the Qur'an we are told how God sent
messengers to all tribes and nations. We are told that the basic
message which was given to each of these tribes was the same:
"Worship God alone and worship none else." Some of the
secondary details of this worship might differ from one tribe or
nation to the next according to God's infinite wisdom and his
knowledge of those people. It was made very clear to each prophet
that he was not to preach to anyone but his own people. It was
further made clear to this messenger's people that if they were to
obey him that they would receive the reward of God. God would
not hold them accountable for what any other tribe or nation did
or did not do. This would continue until God's last messenger,
Muhammad (pbuh) would be sent to all mankind as the seal of the
prophets.
He said that in God's mansion there are "many" rooms. Jesus was
sent to guide to only one of them. The countless other rooms were
reserved for other tribes and nations if they would obey their
messengers. However, Jesus was telling his followers that they need
not worry themselves about the other rooms. Anyone from among
his people who wished to enter into the room which was reserved
for them could only do so if they followed Jesus and obeyed his
command. So Jesus confirmed that he was going to prepare "a"
mansion and not "all" the mansions in "my Father's house".
Further, the verse clearly states that Jesus was the "WAY" to a
mansion. He did not say that he is the "DESTINATION" which
would be the case if he were God, the destination of all worship and
prayer. What else would we expect a prophet of God to say except
"I am the 'way' to God's mercy"? That is his job. That is what a
prophet does. It is why God chose him in the first place; in order to
guide to the mercy of God. This is indeed confirmed in John 10:9
where Jesus tells us that he is "the door" to "the pasture." In other
words, he is the "prophet" who guides his people to "heaven" (see
also Jn. 12:44). Once again, this is the message of Islam. Indeed,
600 years later, God would command prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
to tell mankind:
"Say (O Muhammad to humanity) : If you love Allah then follow
me, Allah will love you and forgive your sins. And Allah is All-
Forgiving, Most-Merciful."
The noble Qur'an, Aal'Umran(3):31
Finally, remember
"Not every one that says to me(Jesus); 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the
kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of my Father, who is
in heaven."
Matthew.7:21