One Way

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.” (John 14:1-11 ESV). There are adherents to a new spiritualist movement, combining all religions, wrapping their arms around Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and any other belief they may stumble upon. I guess they are playing the odds, figuring that if they embrace every religion, they’ll stumble their way into heaven! These people are working way too hard to create a connection to God when one is already laid out for them. “But wait!” they would say. “I believe that Jesus, Mohammed and Buddha can all tell us the way to God, and you can’t prove otherwise.”

Well, I believe we CAN prove otherwise. Let me ask you this question: If someone says, “I am the way to God; I am the Truth, I am the Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” Would he be lying or telling the truth? Would he be considered an arrogant megalomaniac, or really God? None of the other so-called gods claimed this. Only Jesus did. So, was He right or wrong? If He’s a liar, you don’t want to follow Him. But if Christ does tell the truth and really is the Son of God, His resurrection proves it. The biggest argument to belief in any other means to reconcile with God is the resurrection. Some might retort that we cannot prove Jesus’ resurrection; however, actual events following the death and burial of Jesus indicate otherwise. Just the fact that so many people were willing to die for their belief is proof itself. Who would die for a lie, especially the mode of death they were facing? So, we have to make a decision. We’re either going to accept Him as our Lord and Savior, or follow someone who didn’t even claim to be the Way. You can’t embrace them all; you’ve got to make a choice. What do you choose?