Jesus is the Only Way?:

Where does that leave those who never heard, sincere Muslims, . . . . ?

Hard Questions

If God is so good, why is there so much evil in the world?

If following Christ is the only true way, what about those who have never heard? What about sincere Muslims, Buddhists, etc.?

Why is the Bible the only “word of God?”

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Why do Christians think they are the only ones who have the truth? They make it sound like they know the only way to God.

All religions are basically the same –trying to accomplish the same thing. All of them are different ways to God. Besides, people in other cultures are sincere followers of their own religion. They’ve never even heard about Jesus. What kind of God sends them to hell?

In other words . . .

Why do Christians think they are the only ones who have the truth? They make it sound like they know the only way to God.

All religions are basically the same –trying to accomplish the same thing. All of them are different ways to God. Besides, people in other cultures are sincere followers of their own religion. They’ve never even heard about Jesus. What kind of God sends them to hell?

1 Jesus: I am the Only Way

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 

John 14:6

2The Apostles: Jesus is the Only Way

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

2 The Apostles: Jesus is the Only Way

Remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, . . . without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:12-13

3Jesus: Other Ways are Not Valid

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

John 3:18

4 The Apostles: Other Ways

are Not Valid

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1 John 5:11-12

Conclusion

Jesus, the Apostles, The Bible . . .

state clearly that Jesus is the only way to God.

Why do Christians think they are the only ones who have the truth? They make it sound like they know the only way to God.

All religions are basically the same –trying to accomplish the same thing. All of them are different ways to God. Besides, people in other cultures are sincere followers of their own religion. They’ve never even heard about Jesus. What kind of God sends them to hell?

All religions are the same?

1. Why do religions exist?

2. What is a religion?

3. Religions are mutually exclusive.

Why do Christians think they are the only ones who have the truth? They make it sound like they know the only way to God.

All religions are basically the same –trying to accomplish the same thing. All of them are different ways to God. Besides, people in other cultures are sincere followers of their own religion. They’ve never even heard about Jesus. What kind of God sends them to hell?

Does sincerity count?

1. People are sincere when they are . . . “honestly and genuinely convinced that their religion is an authentic path to salvation and faithfully follow its requirements.”

2. Key Question: What is the value of sincerity in the quest for truth?

3. What if they have never heard about Jesus Christ?The “Light” views

What about those who have never heard of Christ:

God’s Light?

The Universal Light View

2 Corinthians 5:19

What about those who have never heard of Christ:

God’s Light?

The Designated Light View

Romans 8:29-30

What about those who have never heard of Christ:

God’s Light?

The Existing Light View

Acts 10:35

What about those who have never heard of Christ:

God’s Light?

The Later Light View

1 Peter 3:18-20

What about those who have never heard of Christ:

God’s Light?

The Greater Light View

Hebrews 11:6

Why do Christians think they are the only ones who have the truth? They make it sound like they know the only way to God.

All religions are basically the same –trying to accomplish the same thing. All of them are different ways to God. Besides, people in other cultures are sincere followers of their own religion. They’ve never even heard about Jesus. What kind of God sends them to hell?

Six Truths about God and Salvation

1.God desires all to be saved and to come to know His truth (2 Peter 3:9).

2.Christ’s death and resurrection is the only basis by which God grants salvation to any person.

3.God’s Spirit is at work at all times and in all places around the world.

4.God rewards those who respond to His Spirit and seek Him.

5.God works in ways we do not fully understand.6.“The Judge of the earth will do right”

(Gen. 18:25).

Jesus is the Only Way?:

Where does that leave those who never heard, sincere Muslims, . . . . ?