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Why Is Jesus the Only Way to Heaven?
Published:  2/2/2019
Speaker:  Kevin Myers
Time:  3:16

It’s popular to believe there are many pathways to heaven. It makes sense why people want this to be true! It’s comforting to believe we’ll all spend eternity together rather than believe some will get to heaven and some won’t.

The problem is that the Bible never bends to mainstream culture, and the Bible’s teachings aren’t consistent with this feel-good theology. It is very clear in detailing the one and only way to get to heaven – Jesus, who said “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

It might be an inconvenient truth, but there is indeed a single source to salvation – through the forgiveness of sins by Jesus’ death on the cross. We must believe that Jesus paid a sin debt we couldn’t pay, and that it was his sacrificial death that restored our relationship with our Heavenly Father. There is no other pathway that leads to heaven. But remember, God didn’t send Jesus to judge us; He sent him to save us!

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him” (John 3:16-17).

Good, kind people are not exempt.

Goodness and kindness are wonderful virtues that make the world a better place, but they won’t get us into heaven. The Bible explains in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Did you catch that? We have been saved by grace. There is nothing we can do to make us “good enough” to get to heaven. We have to believe in Jesus and accept the gift of salvation. We cannot be saved by own works or by being good, kind people.

Devout believers of other faiths will tell you the same.

The people of Jesus’ time were similar to those of the modern age in that they were diverse in their beliefs. Many were not willing to believe Jesus was the son of God and the Messiah. It was highly offensive to suggest to them that their religion wouldn’t secure them a place in eternity.

These types of conversations with our friends of other faiths are just as unsettling today, but any devout believer of another faith will tell you their way of thinking is equally exclusive. Muslims and Jews have their own pathway to eternity; they don’t accept Jesus as a viable option.

Jesus fulfilled hundreds of prophesies.

Those chasing down answers to hard faith questions want more than just Jesus’ statement that He is the way – they need evidence. Look no further than the hundreds of prophesies Jesus fulfilled. He foretold he would rise from the dead. Most religions actually acknowledge Jesus’ resurrection, but just can’t explain it!

Take a look at the following list of prophesies. Keep seeking answers. God’s Word and His Kingdom are vast – and so is His love for you.

Fulfilled Prophesies of Jesus:

Will the offer of salvation expire?

Eventually, yes. But God has given you all the information you need to make the choice for salvation. The rest is up to you! He doesn’t want anyone to be permanently separated from Him.

“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance”

(2 Peter 3:9).

You’re a prayer away.

God doesn’t require a long and elaborate prayer. He wants your heart! Simply pray, “Heavenly Father, I believe you created me, and I have sinned against you. I can’t save myself. Please forgive me through Jesus’ death on the cross. Restore my relationship with you as I commit today to follow You. Thank you for the gift of eternal salvation. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

If you prayed that prayer, welcome to the Kingdom of God!