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NO OTHER WAY
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
Acts 10:1-8
John 10:14-16
“And other sheep I have,
which are not of this fold:
them also I must bring…”
NO OTHER WAY
There are professing Christians who believe in the universal salvation of men, i.e. different religions bring us through different pathways to the same heaven. They use the illustration of climbing Mt Fuji where hikers can choose different paths which eventually wind up at the same mountain top. This is contrary to biblical teaching. The Scriptures tell us there is only one way to heaven: Jesus Christ is the only way.
Remembered: Cornelius was exceptional. Though he was a Gentile with a high position among the Roman soldiers, he was a pious man, fearing God. He was prayerful to the God of the Jews. He was remembered by God. Romans 3:10-11 describes all men in general. But God has chosen His own before the foundation of the world, and they will surely come to seek for His righteousness.
Required: Universalism is not a biblical doctrine. This passage informs us that devotion, good works and prayerfulness cannot earn a person a ticket to heaven. There is a necessary requirement. It is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! Since faith comes by hearing and hearing of the preached words of God, Cornelius had to hear the gospel. Peter had to go and declare to him the way of salvation. The angels of God revealed this requirement to Cornelius.
The instruction was very specific. The place – Joppa. The person – Peter. The purpose – Peter must go and tell Cornelius what he was required to do. There is no other way, salvation is of the Jews (John 4:22). Read John 14:6.
Do you seek for other ways to heaven? Do you trust in different persons to be a co-mediatrix between you and God? Remember, “… there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 2:5). You cannot trust the dead to save you from eternal death. Only the living and true God is able to save man from eternal condemnation. Do you know Him? He is none other than Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!
THOUGHT: Am I showing others how Jesus is the only way?
PRAYER: Father, Thy Word, is the light unto my path.