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Thagrastay · 03-09-2004, 04:55 PM

According to the Bible, there is but One way into tHeaven and as distasteful as that may be, it is through Jesus, the Messiah. This is not something that any Christian has concocted or wanted to concoct, because every single Christian has had to wrestle with and face this very same idea. It is very clearly dilineated throughout the New testament-"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son so that whosoever believeth in Himshould not perish but have everlasting life". That is but one example, These are not easy words at first. How does one reconcile themselves to the exclusivity of this road? At first it is difficult. Until one considers the facts and truth of the matter that sin was brough into the world on the back of one perfect man, and so it would take one perfect man to carry it out again. But there are no perfect men left. None that is, unless God Himself were willing to come down here and do it Himself. And then when one stops to consider what it would take for a person who claims to be God, to prove that He was in fact just that, then the things that come to mind would be:
He'd have to be able to:
Walk on water, command the elements, create something from nothing, feed the multitudes, heal the sick, cure the blind, raise the dead, forgive sins, establish laws and covenants, sacrifice Himself for the good of all mankind, die for all the sins that ever werer or ever would be, and be able to raise Himself from the dead.
God could do those things.
God WOULD do those things.
And He's do them for you and me. without us asking Him to.
What I have come to find out about God and this exclusive path thing is that it is not God or Christians who are the problem here. I say that because before I became a Christian I had a real problem with the whole idea. What I came to find out was that the problem was mine. It was my pride that stung me and hard.
I have heard this similar statement reported nearly unanimously among christians as well. That the one thing that prevented them from objectively looking at the idea of the savior Messiah as the only way to Heaven was that it bothered their pride.
The world has many way to do things and has many ways get things, but as far as Heaven and the Bible go, Jesus is the only way in. That is not a christian opinion, that is God's decision. God has decided that. The Christians are only trying to get as many as they possibly can through the door and into heaven.
You see, Christians are not some wonderful, band of speacial sainted worker bees set aside for glory and promotion because of their holiness and devout righteousness! Far from it!
Christians are saved! By the Grace of God through Faith in Messiah Jesus, and that isn't of ourselves.
All Christians are is Forgiven. Jesus' blood and sacrifice is what has made the difference between heaven and hell, not some great work of accomplishment or piety.
Jesus is the WAY. not the Christians.

03-09-2004, 04:55 PM	#34 (permalink)
Thagrastay Crazy Location: Handrail, Montana	According to the Bible, there is but One way into tHeaven and as distasteful as that may be, it is through Jesus, the Messiah. This is not something that any Christian has concocted or wanted to concoct, because every single Christian has had to wrestle with and face this very same idea. It is very clearly dilineated throughout the New testament-"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son so that whosoever believeth in Himshould not perish but have everlasting life". That is but one example, These are not easy words at first. How does one reconcile themselves to the exclusivity of this road? At first it is difficult. Until one considers the facts and truth of the matter that sin was brough into the world on the back of one perfect man, and so it would take one perfect man to carry it out again. But there are no perfect men left. None that is, unless God Himself were willing to come down here and do it Himself. And then when one stops to consider what it would take for a person who claims to be God, to prove that He was in fact just that, then the things that come to mind would be: He'd have to be able to: Walk on water, command the elements, create something from nothing, feed the multitudes, heal the sick, cure the blind, raise the dead, forgive sins, establish laws and covenants, sacrifice Himself for the good of all mankind, die for all the sins that ever werer or ever would be, and be able to raise Himself from the dead. God could do those things. God WOULD do those things. And He's do them for you and me. without us asking Him to. What I have come to find out about God and this exclusive path thing is that it is not God or Christians who are the problem here. I say that because before I became a Christian I had a real problem with the whole idea. What I came to find out was that the problem was mine. It was my pride that stung me and hard. I have heard this similar statement reported nearly unanimously among christians as well. That the one thing that prevented them from objectively looking at the idea of the savior Messiah as the only way to Heaven was that it bothered their pride. The world has many way to do things and has many ways get things, but as far as Heaven and the Bible go, Jesus is the only way in. That is not a christian opinion, that is God's decision. God has decided that. The Christians are only trying to get as many as they possibly can through the door and into heaven. You see, Christians are not some wonderful, band of speacial sainted worker bees set aside for glory and promotion because of their holiness and devout righteousness! Far from it! Christians are saved! By the Grace of God through Faith in Messiah Jesus, and that isn't of ourselves. All Christians are is Forgiven. Jesus' blood and sacrifice is what has made the difference between heaven and hell, not some great work of accomplishment or piety. Jesus is the WAY. not the Christians. __________________ "That's it! They've got the cuffs on him, he's IN the car!"