OK, Pay attention here and you will see something AWESOME!
I have had people say to me lately, "Christianity is too exclusive for me, how can there only be one way to God?" Well, the answer is in God's own Word. There had to be a perfect sacrifice in order to atone for sin and bridge the gap between God and man (Heb 10:14 by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy) and there had to be a once for all sacrifice. (Romans 10:10 "The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God")
Jesus lay down His life for the sins of mankind 'once for all' but it gets better. "For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?" (Revelations 6:17) The answer? No man can survive God's wrath. Yet Jesus received God's wrath for all mankind, and was raised again to life. "Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him, and so your faith and hope are in God" (1 Peter 1:21)
Are you paying attention?
When Moses was up at the Mount speaking to God, Moses asked God what his name was. God said, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, 'Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel,' 'I AM has sent me to you,' (Exodus 3:14).
In (John 8:58) Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM."
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
John 5:17,18 - “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” Therefore the Jews sought to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
John 5:17,18 - “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” Therefore the Jews sought to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...The Word became Flesh...He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm worked salvation for Him, and his own righteousness sustained Him...I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so My own arm worked salvation for Me, and My own wrath sustained Me. - John 1:1, 14, Isaiah 59:16, 63:5
Still Paying Attention?
When Jesus died, it was God taking His own wrath upon Himself in order to atone for our sins. When Jesus was raised, it was God showing Himself as God. And it was finished...Once for All. Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit"
"In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made all things. (Isaiah 44:24 God created the world by His self alone John 1:3; Colossians 1:16 Jesus made all things) The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven" Hebrews 1:1-4
Are you getting it?
The reason the only way to God is through Jesus Christ is this...
Jesus was, is, and always be...God Himself.
Jesus was God in human form. Jesus' body was man, but His Spirit is God.
There is no one able to survive God's wrath, except God Himself. God worked out salvation for mankind by His own arm. What sustained Him? His own righteousness. What appeased Him or satisfied His anger towards us? His own wrath
Jesus was God in human form. Jesus' body was man, but His Spirit is God.
There is no one able to survive God's wrath, except God Himself. God worked out salvation for mankind by His own arm. What sustained Him? His own righteousness. What appeased Him or satisfied His anger towards us? His own wrath
As far as being exclusive...The offer is for everyone...everyone gets in the same way...and everyone is able to achieve it...It doesn't get more fair than that!
God our Savior, wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men. 1 Timothy 2:4-6
Is there only one way? Yes, and now you know why.
The only way to get to God...is through God.
And the Word became Flesh.
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