Bill:
No, THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY. [John 3:36; 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Tim.2:5]
Let me give you an analogy. Say you invited me over to your home for dinner. You gave me clear directions to your home. "Go south on HW 95; turn right at Main Street; go to the top of the hill, and you will arrive at my house." You explain, "That is the only way to my home."
I then tell you, "I'm going to go north on 95 and turn right at Beach Boulevard because I think all roads lead to your house."
You explain, "Bill, you are not going to get to my house that way."
In the same way, God gives us clear directions to His house. I think God knows where He lives! All we have to do is follor His clear directions, and we will arrive there. That is not being narrow-minded, but rather specific. [Isa. 45:22; Hos. 123:4; John 3:36; 14:6; Acts 4:12; Eph.2:8-9; 2 Thess. 1:9; 1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 1:7-9; 4:15]
In his book Where Was God? Dr. Erwin Lutzer gives an excellent correlation:
After the news of the Titanic's tragedy reached the world, the challenge was how to inform the relatives whether their loved ones were among the dead or the living. At the White Star Line's office in Loverpool, England, a huge board was set up; on one side was a cardboard sign: "Known to be Saved," and on the other, a cardboard sign with words, "Known to Be Lost." Hundreds of people gathered and intently watch the updates. When a messenger brought out information, those waiting held their breath, wondering which side he would go and whose name would be added to the list.
Although the travelers on the Titanic were either first-, second-, or third-class passengers, after the ship went down there were only two categories: the saved and the drowned. Just so, we can divide people into many different classes based on geography, race, education, and weath. But on the final Day of Judgement, there will be only two classes: the saved and the lost. There is only heaven and hell.
You can believe your own opinion, or you can believe Jesus. He said in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." And Acts 4:12 says, "Nor is there salvation in any other form, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." It is your choice. Are you willing to gamble your most valuable asset--your soul--on simply your feelings? It would be far more prudent (wise) to base your beliefs on an established book that has been scrutinized by
thousands of scholars, historians, and the like and yet found to be true.
Why are we, INCLUDING ME, so scared to tell people about the truth, about Jesus Christ? I pray that the Lord will anoint in us His Spirit of boldness to speak the truth! There is only ONE WAY to heaven, and that is through JESUS CHRIST.
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
-John 3:36
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