One Way
Yeshua said, “I AM the Way—and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
— John 14:6, TCJB
In the passage above, Jesus makes it clear that He is the only way to the Father. This conversation took place during the Last Supper, as He was preparing His disciples for His departure. He told them He was going away and that they were to follow Him. One of the disciples asked, “How can we follow You if we don’t know where You are going or the way?” Jesus reassured them by explaining that they did, in fact, know the way—because He is the Way.
While the Holy Spirit may use many different paths to draw someone to Jesus, there is only one way to YHWH, and that is through Jesus Christ. Scripture teaches that none of us can come to Jesus on our own; it is only by the drawing of the Holy Spirit. As Jesus said in John 6:44: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.”
This is why Jesus also said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”
Sadly, many false teachings claim there are other ways to God. But the Bible clearly teaches that God has established one path to salvation—and that path is through Jesus Christ. It amazes me how some people argue when you tell them that Jesus is the only way to God. Yet, those same people don’t argue when told they must meet specific educational requirements to become a doctor. They willingly submit to those standards.
When it comes to God, however, many expect Him to conform to their thoughts and ways. But Scripture reminds us otherwise. In Isaiah, we read:
“Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’”
Many of us can’t begin to comprehend a free pardon for the wicked. We’re conditioned to believe that people must “pay the price” for their wrongdoing. But God's grace doesn’t operate like our justice systems. We are not capable of fully grasping the gracious love of God.
In the same way, we cannot redefine the way to God. I remember something Dr. Myles Munroe once said: No matter how many degrees you earn or how educated you become, no one will ever match the wisdom and knowledge of God. He is omniscient—He knows everything, because everything comes from Him.
Key Takeaways:
There is only one way to God.
Jesus Christ is the Way.
Any other way leads to destruction.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 55:11
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