Jesus is the Only
Way?:
Where does that leave
those who never heard,
sincere Muslims, . . . . ?
Hard Questions
If God is so good, why is there so much
evil in the world?
If following Christ is the only true way,
what about those who have never heard?
What about sincere Muslims, Buddhists,
etc.?
Why is the Bible the only “word of God?”
In other words . . .
Why do Christians think they are the only
ones who have the truth? They make it
sound like they know the only way to God.
All religions are basically the same –
trying to accomplish the same thing. All of
them are different ways to God. Besides,
people in other cultures are sincere
followers of their own religion. They’ve
never even heard about Jesus. What kind
of God sends them to hell?
Why do Christians think they are the only
ones who have the truth? They make it
sound like they know the only way to God.
All religions are basically the same –
trying to accomplish the same thing. All of
them are different ways to God. Besides,
people in other cultures are sincere
followers of their own religion. They’ve
never even heard about Jesus. What kind
of God sends them to hell?
1
Jesus: I am the Only Way
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me.
John 14:6
2
The Apostles: Jesus is the Only Way
Salvation is found in no one else, for there
is no other name under heaven given to
men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12
2
The Apostles: Jesus is the Only Way
Remember that at that time you were
separate from Christ, . . . without hope
and without God in the world. But now
in Christ Jesus you who once were far
away have been brought near through
the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:12-13
3
Jesus: Other Ways are Not Valid
Whoever believes in him is not
condemned, but whoever does not
believe stands condemned already
because he has not believed in the
name of God's one and only Son.
John 3:18
4
The Apostles: Other Ways
are Not Valid
And this is the testimony: God has
given us eternal life, and this life is in
his Son. He who has the Son has life;
he who does not have the Son of God
does not have life.
1 John 5:11-12
Conclusion
Jesus, the Apostles, The Bible . . .
state clearly that
Jesus is the only way to God.
Why do Christians think they are the only
ones who have the truth? They make it
sound like they know the only way to God.
All religions are basically the same –
trying to accomplish the same thing. All of
them are different ways to God. Besides,
people in other cultures are sincere
followers of their own religion. They’ve
never even heard about Jesus. What kind
of God sends them to hell?
All religions are the same?
1. Why do religions exist?
2. What is a religion?
3. Religions are mutually exclusive.
Why do Christians think they are the only
ones who have the truth? They make it
sound like they know the only way to God.
All religions are basically the same –
trying to accomplish the same thing. All of
them are different ways to God. Besides,
people in other cultures are sincere
followers of their own religion. They’ve
never even heard about Jesus. What kind
of God sends them to hell?
Does sincerity count?
1. People are sincere when they are . . .
“honestly and genuinely convinced that
their religion is an authentic path to
salvation and faithfully follow its
requirements.”
2. Key Question:
What is the value of sincerity in the
quest for truth?
3. What if they have never heard about
Jesus Christ?
The “Light” views
What about those
who have never heard of Christ:
God’s Light?
The Universal Light View
2 Corinthians 5:19
What about those
who have never heard of Christ:
God’s Light?
The Designated Light View
Romans 8:29-30
What about those
who have never heard of Christ:
God’s Light?
The Existing Light View
Acts 10:35
What about those
who have never heard of Christ:
God’s Light?
The Later Light View
1 Peter 3:18-20
What about those
who have never heard of Christ:
God’s Light?
The Greater Light View
Hebrews 11:6
Why do Christians think they are the only
ones who have the truth? They make it
sound like they know the only way to God.
All religions are basically the same –
trying to accomplish the same thing. All of
them are different ways to God. Besides,
people in other cultures are sincere
followers of their own religion. They’ve
never even heard about Jesus. What kind
of God sends them to hell?
Six Truths about God and Salvation
1. God desires all to be saved and to come to
know His truth (2 Peter 3:9).
2. Christ’s death and resurrection is the only
basis by which God grants salvation to any
person.
3. God’s Spirit is at work at all times and in all
places around the world.
4. God rewards those who respond to His Spirit
and seek Him.
5. God works in ways we do not fully understand.
6. “The Judge of the earth will do right”
(Gen. 18:25).
Jesus is the Only
Way?:
Where does that leave
those who never heard,
sincere Muslims, . . . . ?