10/12/2022
Jesus is the Only Way
Do Christians Really Mean That?
Is Jesus the only way to God?
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'" (John 14:6).
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Romans 1:20).Is Jesus the only way to God? For the person who begins to “get” Christianity, but has not yet become a Christian, the question often arises, “But, what about those who live in deep Africa or Tibet or somewhere else, and have never heard of God? Do they go to hell, even if they are good people?” Do Christians really maintain that Jesus is the only way?
Jesus is the Only Way – The True Concept of Salvation
How can Christians say that Jesus is the only way to God? The problem with this question is that it is based in a concept of salvation by works. In other words, the person asking it still believes that people can get to heaven by being good enough. Scripture says this is decidedly not the case:
“As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one’” (Romans 3:10).
“Therefore no one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we became conscious of sin” (Romans 3:20).
“All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.’ Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, ‘The righteous will live by faith’” (Galatians 3:10-11).
Since no one is good enough to get into heaven—if they were, then Christ’s sacrifice would have been meaningless, and the entire Christian religion is empty and void—then we must rely on our faith in the One True God, and allow ourselves to be saved by His grace.
This grace is conditioned only on acceptance. And indeed, “everyone who calls
