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NASB | John 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
Bible Question:
I'm not up-to-date on the other religions so please forgive my ignorance but do the other religions also teach a salvation story? I know one of them teaches that if you do good, you'll be reincarnated to a higher level - whatever that means. I assume there must be a final "salvation" level they strive to attain. I know we are told to go make disciples of all peoples but when I try to look at it in reverse and if a Hindu (or whaterver) came up to me and told me their way was the only true path, I would find it hard to believe. Mostly because I was brought up in a Christian environment and have studied the bible and believe what it says. I assume that the Hindu would also find it hard to accept Jesus because of how they have been raised and come to believe through their own studies of their "bible". Couldn't it be possible that God is much bigger than we imagine and have provided multiple paths to Heaven - or maybe different Heavens based on what the individual believes? I base this thought mostly on our Bible teaching that God is a loving God and we are told many times to love God and each other. |
Bible Answer: The problem with this idea is that you are forgetting what GOD is first and foremost, HOLY! GOD is perfect and unblemished; now, what is the problem with other religions, and why is GOD fist HOLY? Well, GOD is Holy first, because we can only fatham His love by realizing that He is perfect, we are not and have no hope of satisfying His requirement, but He was willing to make a PERSONAL sacrifice to save us! The only way to make the unholy holy is to offer a holy sacrifice. So, GOD had to sacrifice Himself, in the form of His SON, Jesus Christ! That tells us that His love for us is truly AMAZING GRACE! If you don't know how badly you need Grace, you don't have a solid understanding of the Love of GOD! Therefore, if people are not made HOLY by GOD, the only Holy thing in existance, they are not only unacceptable to GOD, but they are, in fact rejecting His love for them. All other religions command their followers to justify themselves, which breeds pride. GOD hates pride and no unholy thing can make itself holy! Last illistration, if God took a test, and of course got a hundred, if he ever excepted anyone who did not have a hundred His grade would drop below a hundred. Or in english, if GOD accepted anyone who was not perfect, He could no longer be perfect!! Jesus Christ is the only way to become HOLY; because, He is the only man with the GOD-nature and the only man with a sinless life! GOD bless!! |