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Is Jesus the only way to Heaven?"
Answer: "I'm basically a good person, so I'll go to heaven." "OK, so I do some bad things, but I do more good things, so I'll go to heaven." "God won't send me to hell just because I don't live by the Bible. Times have changed!" "Only really bad people like child molesters and murderers go to hell."
These are all common rationalizations, but the truth is that they are all lies. Satan, the ruler of the world, plants these thoughts in our heads. He, and anyone who follows his ways, is an enemy of God (1Peter 5:8). Satan is a deceiver and often disguises himself as someone good (2 Corinthians 11:14), but he has control over all the minds that do not belong to God. "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God" (2 Corinthians 4:4).
It is a lie to believe that God doesn't care about small sins or that hell is reserved for "bad people." All sin separates us from God, even a "little white lie." Everyone has sinned, and no one is good enough to get to heaven on their own (Romans 3:23). Getting into heaven is not based on whether our good outweighs our bad; we will all lose out if that is the case. "And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace" (Romans 11:6). We can do nothing good to earn our way to heaven (Titus 3:5).
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it" (Matthew 7:13). Even if everyone else is living a life of sin in a culture where trusting in God is not popular, God will not excuse it. "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient" (Ephesians 2:1-2).
When God created the world, it was perfect and good. Then he made Adam and Eve and gave them their own free will, so they would have a choice whether to follow and obey God. But they were tempted by Satan to disobey God, and they sinned. This separated them (and everyone that came after them, including us) from being able to have a close relationship with God. He is perfect and holy and must judge sin. As sinners, we couldn't reconcile ourselves to God on our own. So God made a way that we could be united with Him in heaven. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). Jesus was born to die for our sins so that we would not have to. Three days after His death, He rose from the grave (Romans 4:25), proving Himself victorious over death. He bridged the gap between God and man so that we may have a personal relationship with Him if we only believe.
"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent" (John 17:3). Most people believe in God, even Satan does. But to receive salvation, we must turn to God, form a personal relationship, turn away from our sins, and follow Him. We must trust in Jesus with everything we have and everything we do. "This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference" (Romans 3:22). The Bible teaches that there is no other way to salvation than through Christ. Jesus says in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Jesus is the only way of salvation because He is the only One who can pay our sin penalty (Romans 6:23). No other religion teaches the depth or seriousness of sin and its consequences. No other religion offers the infinite payment of sin that only Jesus Christ could provide. No other "religious founder" was God become man (John 1:1,14) -- the only way an infinite debt could be paid. Jesus had to be God so that He could pay our debt. Jesus had to be man so He could die. Salvation is available only through faith in Jesus Christ! "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
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Oprah Winfrey: Jesus Did Not Come To Die On The Crossby ShatteredParadigmPro1,683,478 views
NO SCHOLAR IN WORLD RELIGION ACCEPTS THE JESUS STORY. NOT ONE HISTORIAN WROTE ABOUT HIM -- NOT ONE. THE BIBLE WAS PLAGIARIZED AND CONCOCTED BY GOAT-HERDERS. LORD BUDDHA IS REFERRED TO AS THE TEACHER OF GODS IN ALL SUTRAS - JESUS IS JUST A MYTH. EVEN AT HARVARD THEY TEACH THAT JESUS WAS A MYTH INSPIRED BY MANY OTHER SAVIOR MEN AND GOD-MEN. ONLY LORD BUDDHA CAN SAVE YOU -- THE LOTUS SUTRA MAKES IT CLEAR. WHY FOLLOW A DEAD CRIMINAL LIKE JESUS? FOLLOW THE KING OF ALL GODS, YES GODS - LORD BUDDHA.
MultiPopculture 12 hours ago
@MultiPopculture Do your studying. Not GOOGLE. Historic records and Archaeologists and artifacts. FACTS dude. The Bible totally agrees with itself. Also look up BIBLE PROPHECY you have no idea until you study your sitting here looking more and more ignorant dude. You have to study
1xThreeDaysGrace1x 1 day ago
@1xThreeDaysGrace1x Idiot --- The gospels do not even agree with each other and 1 book saying there were 500 witnesses means nothing -- why aren't there 500 separate witness accounts? The Bible is as real as Harry Potter,
MultiPopculture 1 day ago
@1xThreeDaysGrace1x You are the ignorant one. Google -- NO PROOF JESUS EXISTED. Google Evil Bible Dot Com. Google Miracles of Buddha. Google Jesus Copy of Buddha. Then come back and apologize.
MultiPopculture 1 day ago
@MultiPopculture Do the research then talk to me. Until then your making yourself look more and more ignorant.
1xThreeDaysGrace1x 1 day ago
@1xThreeDaysGrace1x EVEN STEVE JOBS DIED SEEING THE TRINITY OF AMITABHA BUDDHA --- AND MANY WESTERNERS HAVE SEEN IMAGES PERTAINING TO THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. YOU ARE IGNORANT TO THE MAX.
MultiPopculture 1 day ago
@1xThreeDaysGrace1x WHEN EVERYONE DIES THEY SEE THE BUDDHIST TRINITY -- EVEN JESUITS. BUDDHIST GODS HAVE BEEN AROUND FAR BEFORE JESUS. BUDDHA HAS PERFORMED MANY MORE MIRACLES THAN JESUS. BUDDHA HAS HEALED MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN JESUS. JESUS DID NOT EVEN EXIST AND IS NOT MENTIONED IN ANY DOCUMENT OUTSIDE OF THE BIBLE. THE BUDDHA IS HISTORICALLY PROVEN. JESUS AND GOD OF ABRAHAM - THE MASS MURDERER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE FAKES. LORD BUDDHA IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD -- NO ONE AND NOTHING CAN BE HIGHER.
MultiPopculture 1 day ago
@MultiPopculture Ur retarded dude saying theres no EVIDENCE the BIBLE is SEPERATE EYE WITNESS accounts that were put together to make the BIBLE. that shows Jesus do mighty miracles and HEALING. So thats when the buddists texts become IRRELEVANT and they done proved them to be false. Do your research. No one has and never will prove the BIBLE to be FLASE they have found archeological evidence that lines up with the BIBLE perfectly.
1xThreeDaysGrace1x 2 days ago
@MultiPopculture Your argument becomes irrelevant when you see noone being HEALED in BUDDAHS NAME, KRISHNA, MUHAUMED OR ANY OTHER GOD. ALSO there is no Near Death Experiences where Anyone has seen these figures. Look it up and try to find one. you wont. All you ll find is Jesus NDE. I Did the research already. No other name heals. And Jesus said no one comes to the father but by me. THERE IS NO OTHER GOD! End of story.
1xThreeDaysGrace1x 2 days ago
There is NO proof Jesus existed nor any proof he was Divine. There IS proof Buddha existed and Buddha had more miraculous powers than Jesus. The Lotus Sutra written before the Bible says Buddha alone is the King of All Gods and eternal and the ONLY way to Salvation. Everyone MUST become Buddhist NOW before it is too late. Do not worship Jesus who said "Worship God not me" in the Bible but worship Lord Buddha who the Gods bow down to as per the Buddhists texts that are far older than the Bible.
MultiPopculture 1 month ago