No Other Way

  [251 words] The words are unbending. Most people would even call them dogmatic. But they are truth and come from the very lips of the Lord Jesus: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father but by me” (John 14:6). Jesus allows for no possibility of misunderstanding. His language is clear, concise, and altogether unmistakable in meaning. According to His own words He is the way—and the only way at that—to the Father. His disciples got the point. Not long after Jesus had ascended back to heaven, Peter boldly proclaimed, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Sincerity is important, but not all-important. Meaning well is an admirable trait, but by itself, without gospel obedience, it will never save a soul. Souls are saved…