One Way Jesus

There is a trend in our country to accept everything and not to offend any group of people.  Some want us to embrace the idea that “all paths” lead to heaven.  This is so those that do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God will not be insulted.  However, this is deceit from the devil.  We read in Matthew 24:10-11 that this will happen.
“And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred. And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.”

Jesus is the only way to God and heaven.   Regardless of who it offends, Christians have a responsibility to explain that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. We must be bold in speaking the truth of the risen Christ. People are being deceived and the gospel is being watered down so to include all religions. We should all be ready to explain in simple terms the Roman Road to Salvation.

1.       God is the Creator life and we must acknowledge Him as Creator:  

“God has revealed Himself to us. We must acknowledge God as Creator and life giver.   “²⁰For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So [men] are without excuse [altogether without any defense or justification], ²¹Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and ^[a]godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened.” Romans 1:20-21 AMP

2.      We all have sinned:

“Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory ^[a]which God bestows and receives.” Romans 3:32 AMP

3.      No one can “earn” right standing with God:

“As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one.” Romans 3:10 AMP

4.      The penalty of Sin is death but we have a gift of eternal life only through Jesus:

“For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 AMP

5.      God’s plan for salvation is His son Jesus who paid the penalty for our sin by dying on the cross:

“But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.” Romans 5:8 AMP

6.      Our response to the gospel is to accept what Jesus could only do for us:

“Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.” Romans 10:9-10 AMP

^“For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking Him as Lord] will be saved.” Romans 10:13

My prayer is that all Christians gain courage to speak out against the deceit and lies being told by the devil and that all come to the saving knowledge of Christ.
It is very comforting to know I have been forgiven and I have an advocate with the Father. Your can have this same comfort and assurance. It is simple:

A.      Admit you’re a sinner and ask for forgiveness.

B.      Believe Jesus is the Son of God who died for your sins.

C.      Call upon Jesus to be your Lord and Savior.

Thank you Father God for revealing yourself to us, for sending your Son, Jesus, to pay the price for our sin, thank you Father for forgiveness of sin through the bloodshed of Jesus. In Jesus’ name Amen

Michelle Odom
Michelle is an Ordained Minister through United Christian Fellowship and co-founder with her husband, John, of MJ Ministries, a “Practical Evangelism” ministry expressing the Gospel through action. MJ Ministries is dedicated to revealing God’s love through the practice of hospitality using our God given gifts, talents and resources. We are challenged to Engage others in the pursuit of Jesus, Encourage others to realize their potential in Jesus, and Empower others to have influence for Jesus. “Mission Possible” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God” Mark 10:27