Jesus Is The Only Way To Heaven (J54)

From mouths of TV/film idols come lies,
Proclaiming, “All religions to heav’n lead;
‘One-way’ bigots who boast, ‘Ours win the prize’,
Are false, dogmatic, and racist indeed!”
Satan, father of lies, has captured them;
Error remains error, though all believe;
God is truth; not one falsehood comes from Him;
Truth is still truth, e’en if all disbelieve!
Jesus is God; all that He said is true;
He said, “I am the way, the truth, the life;
No one enters heaven, Gentile or Jew,
But by me;” though other paths foment strife!
Our Constitution gives all faiths respect,
But it does not hold all to be correct!

Scripture Quoted: John 14:5-7 (NIV)
“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. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.’ “

Scripture Quoted: Acts 4:12 (NIV)
“ ‘Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.’ “ [Peter, speaking to the Sanhedrin]

Commentary on: John 14:5-7, Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Yes, I am a “one-way” commentator, hoping you will adopt my belief. Look how boldly Peter told the religious “big shots” of Israel that Jesus was the only name given to men by which they can be saved. Jesus told His apostles that in John 14:6. By "the way" He meant how a person could be saved. The “one way” to salvation claim is not an approved statement in today’s politically correct, postmodernistic society. The general public in the USA and other developed nations has adopted a guiding philosophy that applauds diversity and shuns all absolute truths. It condemns religious faith (especially Christian) that advocates a particular belief system that does not change with the winds of public opinion. Postmodernism has been adopted by modern scholars, government officers, media, and educators; it is promoted especially by popular television, film, and music stars that have come under Satan’s influence and promote themselves as religious gurus. The devil knows that these celebrities have enslaved the hearts and minds of many people, and he pushes such delusions as a means of obstructing God’s efforts to win their hearts.

John, the author of the book we are currently studying, wrote in an epistle, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world…comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:15-17) Dear friends, I stand by the words of Jesus and His apostles John and Peter. The only way to receive eternal life is to believe in Jesus as Lord. The greatest obstacle to salvation in life today, I believe, is the “world”—by which I mean entertainment media, technological innovations, and sports extravaganzas, to list a few. Are you obsessed by any of these, such as television programs, movies, football games, Ipods, texting cell phones, computers, etc? Do any of these absorb great chunks of your time and money? How much time is left over for God?

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him will not die, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)