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is a growing trend
among some who claim to be Christian leaders to ask the question,
“Is Jesus the only way?” The question is not new.
But it is being asked more and more. Recently leaders within
the Presbyterian Church of the United States (PCUSA) stated
during their national conference that Jesus was not the only
avenue to salvation. One leader, Robert Rea said, “I don’t
have the right to say that other people can’t find God
another way.” With the increasing presence of non-Christian
religions in the United States, U.S. Christians are increasingly
coming under criticism for not accepting the views of other
religions. Christians in the United States are being accused
of bigotry. As a result of pressure and criticism, this church
is considering abandoning the belief that Jesus is the only
way to salvation. We must ask just as the Holy Spirit does in
the book of Hebrews, “Are they really Christians?”
Jesus
Is The Only Way.
God has told us that Jesus is the only way to salvation.
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And
there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other
name under heaven that has been given among men, by
which we must be saved. (NASB) Acts 4:12 |
Acts 24:14 reveals that the early Christians taught that Jesus
was the Way.
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But
this I admit to you, that according to the Way which
they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers,
believing everything that is in accordance with the
Law, and that is written in the Prophets . . . (NASB)
Acts 24:14 |
He is the only God. There is no other god to turn to.
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Thus
says the LORD . . . ‘I am the first and I am the
last, And there is no God besides Me. (NASB) Isa. 44:6 |
The
book of Hebrews has focused on the fact that Judaism is not
the Way. To reject Jesus is sin (Heb. 3:16-4:1). The reason
a person rejects Jesus is unbelief.
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Take
care, brethren, lest there should be in any one of you
an evil, unbelieving heart, in falling away from the
living God. (NASB) Heb. 3:12 |
The Holy Spirit has made it clear that Jesus is the only Way.
Jesus’ death put an end to the Mosaic Law, tabernacle,
sacrifices and priests. When Jesus died, His death provided
complete, total, lasting, once-for-all forgiveness of sins for
those who trust in Him. Only those who do not believe in Jesus
go back to Judaism. Unbelief is sin and it leads to destruction,
not salvation.
You
Have A Choice.
The Holy Spirit summarizes with a warning - once more.
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For
if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge
of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for
sins . . . (NASB) Heb. 10:26 |
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