“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”.1
Some people today claim that all religions get you to Heaven. They claim that God is just called by different names, but he’s the same God to all religions. There is also a train of thought that we will all end up on the same road to God, because everyone will stand before Him.2 After that, the choice will only be two—heaven or hell.
Let me make five observations:
Christianity is the only religion in the world that believes in that God of the Bible is a Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
There is one occasion where the Holy Trinity is clearly seen; and that is at the baptism of Jesus. As the Bible, says: “When all the people were baptised, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptised; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”3
The voice from heaven was from God, the Father.
Jesus Christ is God’s ONLY resource for saving mankind from the just penalty of our sins which is spiritual and eternal death.
Spiritual death is not the end of life, but eternal separation from the God of love and the place that the Bible calls Hell. As the Bible says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” 4
Even though Muslims believe that Allah is the God of Abraham, Allah is NOT the God of the Bible.
The Bible clearly states that Jesus Christ is not only the Son of God, but also the Second person of the Trinity. He is the Word [the expression of God] who became flesh.5
He is both God and man.6
Islam states that “Christ was no more than a messenger”. Not the son of God but the son of Mary.7
Regarding the Title, “Do All Roads Lead to God?.”
While it is true that at the end of life’s journey every person will appear before God to give an account of his or her life. As the Bible says, “For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.”8
But let me state, here and now, that, ALL ROADS DO NOT lead to God, or His gift of forgiveness and eternal life.
When Jesus was here on earth, He said to Nicodemus (a very religious man and a member of the Jewish ruling council), “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 9
Jesus repeated the same undertaking saying, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 10
What Jesus was saying to Nicodemus, was that: “Except a man be born again, he will not even see the Kingdom of God let alone enter it.”
So what does Jesus mean when He says to every one of us that to enter God’s Kingdom we must be born again?
It simply means that when we entered this life we were born physically, but to enter God’s Kingdom of Heaven we need to be born spiritually.
So how are we born spiritually? Simply by confessing to God that we are a sinner, that we believe Jesus is HIS Son, and that He died for us, to pay the penalty for all our sins, and accepting Him as our personal Lord and Saviour.
At Airport Baptist Revival Church, our Bible Study sessions provide a welcoming space to dive deep into God’s Word. Whether you’re new to the Bible
At Airport Baptist Revival Church, our Bible Study sessions provide a welcoming space to dive deep into God’s Word. Whether you’re new to the Bible
THE FALLING AWAY OF FAITH Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away
