"Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:5,6
Jesus makes it clear in the above statement. There is only one way to haven, through him.
You hear people all over the world today stating that there are many ways to heaven. But Jesus clearly states there is not.
The only way to heaven is through him. There is no middle ground. He states “No one comes to the Father except through me.” it couldn’t be any clearer.
This is an incredible claim yet it is the base of what Christians believe. We cannot deny or modify it as it is a clear statement of the author and finisher of our faith.
Getting into heaven is an act of faith in Jesus Christ it is not an act of works. In Christian thought no one can be good enough to work their way to heaven. They always fall short even if it’s in the smallest of ways.
The apostle Paul writes, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8,9
God however is an inclusive God. He does not care who you are, what lifestyle you live, your ethnic origin or your status in life.
He cares only for you.
My challenge for you the reader is to read the new Testament and see what God through his Son Jesus Christ has to offer you.
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