Jesus Said He is... Series, Part 8: The Way the Truth & The Life (Only Way to Salvation)

Jesus Said He is... Series, Part 8:  The Way the Truth & The Life (Only Way to Salvation)

(John 14:5-7) Thomas saith unto him, "Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?" 

Jesus saith unto him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know Him, and have seen Him."

A common belief among many is that all religions worship the same God, or there are many paths of truth. However, Christ said, that he is the way, the truth, and the life and no man cometh unto the Father but by me.

The late Billy Graham, Donald Trump, and Joel Osteen believe that people of many different religions are saved. Graham and Osteen have stated that God judges' people according to the light (knowledge) that they have. Graham denied that you need to accept Christ to be saved on the Robert Schuller program, as well as on Larry King Live. Osteen also denied Christ, on Larry King Live.

 Donald Trump also believes that all of the popular religions of today, worship the Same God. Trump said that the Jews are God's chosen people and they do not need to accept Christ to be saved. He also said that if the Jews didn't need to believe in Christ, then why not also try praying to Allah and see what happens. This universalist theology is very dangerous because you cannot have the Father without the Son. 

Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leads to eternal life. Jesus Christ is the sheep gate. Without Christ, you cannot enter God's Kingdom or receive of his Holy Spirit. It is by the indwelling Holy Spirit that you receive eternal life. The Holy Spirit is that living water from above that springs up to eternal life.

Christ made atonement for the sins of mankind upon the cross of calvary. However, you must repent of your sins and place your faith in Christ to be saved. Mohamed, Buddha, Joseph Smith, and Ghandhi are all dead. However, Christ's tomb is empty, and Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father in Heaven. Salvation is God's way, or Hell's way. There is only one truth, and his name is Jesus Christ! Jesus died on the cross to remove your sins, not Mohamed, or Budda.

Another heresy is Israel worship. John Hagee, as well as most people within the Hebrew Root's movement (Messianic Judaism) believe that Jews can be saved through Torah observance, apart from Christ. The truth is that the true Israel of God are those in Christ. Paul refers to Jews who deny Christ, as the Synagogue of Satan. There is neither Jew, not gentile, in Christ for we are one body. 

I love the nation of Israel, and I pray for her salvation and protection. However, I don't support Netanyahu, or the government of Israel. They have committed brutal war crimes against humanity. I believe that God has restored the Jewish people to their ancestorial homeland in hope that a remnant will be saved. I believe that when Christ returns and splits the Mount of Olives, many from Israel will mourn over the one whom they have pierced and will flee to him for salvation. Israel will worship the Beast for a period of time, then a remnant will be saved by Christ upon his return. Israel worship is idolatry. Repent of this and worship Christ, for he alone is worthy.

The good news is that Christ made peace between the Father and mankind through his death upon the cross. The Father is a holy God who cannot look upon sin. No person on earth could save himself by his own works because we are a fallen race. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was the spotless, perfect, lamb of God, who took our sins upon himself to wash us clean.

We are justified in the eyes of God and saved by faith alone in the finished work of Christ upon the cross. However, we must repent of our sins and allow the Holy Spirit to transform us from the inside out. Come as you are to Christ and allow his Spirit to make you into a new creation. Also, pray that God will fill you with His Holy Spirit.

Salvation is a free gift that can never be earned by our own works or by religious observations. Ask Jesus into your heart today and make him Lord of your life! When you accept Christ, you need to give up the old sinful life and stop walking in darkness.

You need to grow in Christ through obedience to his Word. The Bible states that God's Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. In obedience to Christ, you also need to be water baptized. Water baptism proclaims that you are dead to sin and alive to Christ. The baptism of repentance also proclaims that you are born again and have become a new creation. The free gift of the Holy Spirit is given to those who are truly saved, at water baptism.

(Acts 2:28) Then Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

Please consider these Scriptures.

(Matt 11:27) All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

John 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: