If you are committed the authority of the Bible, you must hold that Jesus is only way to salvation. This isn't simply a matter a interpretation. The Bible couldn't be more clear on the topic. Consider these statements attributed to those who learned from Jesus and Jesus Himself:
John 14:6- Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me."
Acts 4:11-12- "He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the very cornerstone. And there is salvation is no one else; for here is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved."
Acts 16:30-31- And after he brought them out he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved."
1 Timothy 2:5- For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Jesus the Messiah.
1 John 2:23- Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
1 John 5:11:12- "And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
Luke 10:6- "The one who listens to you listens to me and the one who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
Luke 12:8-9- "And I say to you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man shall confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God."
John 3:18- "He who believes in him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
John 3:36- "He who believes has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
John 8:24- "I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins."
John 10:7-8b- "Jesus therefore said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers."
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In this age of pluralism and hyper-political correctness the Body of Christ must stand for the truth that Jesus is the only way to salvation.
I argue that Jesus is the only way to salvation
here.
For those who may question the reliability of the Book of John,
see here.
Finally, if you are looking for a great, concise resource on the exclusivity of Christ, I recommend Greg Koukl's small booklet entitled
Jesus the Only Way.
Courage and Godspeed,
Chad
Footnote:
1. As quoted by Greg Koukl, Jesus the Only Way, p. 7-8
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