The "Know-It-All"

"Heaven can be attained when one's sincere,"
Spoke a man who talked as if he knew it all;
"Salvation is for anyone down here
Who truly believes in any faith's call!
I thought of John fouteen six in God's word
And considered how to counter his mistake.
One who did not believe, or never heard,
The gospel, would not a quick convert make!
The road to heaven is narrow, and few
Find it, the very words that Jesus said,
Should convince him how incorrect his view;
Some are slow to change, no matter how pled!
The Holy Spirit's work within his heart
Will succeed when men fail even to start!


"Jesus said, 'I am the way and the trith and the life. No one comes to my Father except through me." (John 14:6)

"But strait [difficu;t] is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7:14) [Brackets added]

These two scriptures should be clear enough to any that there is only one road to heaven, and it is through Jesus Christ. Sincerity in a religion is not enough to provide salvation. Of course, whether this statement is accepted as true or not depends upon a person's belief in whether the Bible is true or not, and that is a matter of faith. No one has yet, in world history, proved the Bible true; likewise, no one has proved it to be false, and many have tried. I challenge anyone to read the Bible and find a falsehood. Many who have read it hoping to find error have finished their study convinced of its truth.

Society today is dominated by a philosophy called postmodernism, and its key belief is there is no absolute truth. The belief that "all religions lead to heaven" is popular in world discourse. It is not fashionable to state any proposition as being absolutely true. Diversity in every field is the rule of modern discourse. This, of course, makes Christianity a "hard sell"; but God has revealed Himself and His plan of salvation in an unequivocal fashion that allows for no alternatives.

Christianity teaches love for everyone and by everyone; it is absurd to equate any other world religion to it.