Jesus was quoted in John 14.6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”*  This is possibly the most important statement in the entire Bible; but it is also one of the most frequently ignored and twisted.  People who want everyone to go to heaven say that Jesus couldn’t possibly have meant this statement in that way. Or they say that Christians made it up or are too narrow-minded.  Even well-known “Christian” leaders have gone wishy-washy on national television about this question.  The truth is that not everyone will go to heaven.  The ONLY way to enter heaven is by trusting in Jesus, accepting the gift of salvation.

The above statement opposes our culture’s belief that truth is relative.  That there is not ONE ultimate truth.  Many believe that people should be allowed to decide what is true for them and that we should be tolerant of other peoples’ “truths”.  They cite examples such as the blind men and the elephant, that each of them had their own truth because they felt different parts of the animal.  Or, when witnesses tell police what they saw during a crime, they frequently give completely different descriptions of what they saw.  But neither of these preclude the fact that there is an absolute truth about what the elephant or the perpetrator of the crime looked like.  Just because we can’t see the whole picture, doesn’t mean it’s not there. 

I know that people don’t want there to be absolute truth.  If there’s absolute truth, they can’t do whatever they want without consequences.  If there’s absolute truth, some people are wrong.  If there’s absolute truth, there IS only one way.  We are seeing the consequences of belief in relative truth every day and it’s not leading anywhere good. Far too many Christians are afraid to speak out with the truth.  I have been afraid to do so.  But we had a guest preacher at church this morning whose sermon convicted me.  Once we have accepted Christ as our savior, what is our purpose? Many think they have a free ticket into heaven, so they don’t have to do anything else.  Jesus told us what to do, though. Acts 1.8: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”*  That’s our job – witnessing. But witnessing what?  The same thing the disciples witnessed.  They spread throughout the world and told people what they had seen and heard of Jesus, what He had done for them.  We are to do the same.  Tell people what Jesus has done for us.

Jesus has saved me.  He forgives me when I still sin (because believers are not perfect).  I am blessed and thankful that God loved the world He created so much that He arranged for His Son to suffer for our sins.  I pray that the Holy Spirit will work through me to touch someone who reads this.

My beliefs may make me unpopular.  I hope that my friends will understand that I love them and want to be part of their lives, but I can’t hide the Truth.


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