Answers to Tough Questions
Q: Isn’t it narrow minded & intolerant for Christians to believe that JESUS is the Only Way to Heaven??
JESUS said, “"I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6). Fact: We didn’t make that up; JESUS is the One who said it!! To someone who believes there is no exclusive claim to truth, this declaration may seem intolerant, but in the realm of truth, there is nothing intolerant about claiming to know the truth. There is a library of historical evidence (24,000 ancient manuscript copies1) that validate the Bible and the life, death & resurrection of JESUS!! With such a multitude of documentation supporting JESUS’ Claim to be the Only Way to the Father and His documented rising from the dead to validate that claim, then what JESUS said must be true.
And the fact that there is even a One Way to GOD should not be viewed in the light of being “narrow-minded” but rather gracious that GOD should even offer us grace as we are an undeserving people receiving salvation from an unobligated Giver!! The appropriate response should not be to criticize the One Way because there aren’t more choices, but rather lift up thanksgivings to GOD because having One Way to Heaven through JESUS is better than having No Ways to Heaven at All!!
1 Evidence That Demands A Verdict, Josh McDowell
Q: If I can't see God, why should I believe in Him?
Logically, you’re already assuming that everything you can’t see doesn’t exist. Does your brain exist? You’ve never seen it, but it exists and you’re using it right now!! Did George Washington exist? You’ve never seen him, but by faith, you believe he lived and in our records of history, we believe that he was the 1st President of the United States. There’s even things G.W. was quoted saying that we believe by faith because we never heard him say it!
Same thing with GOD… we’ve never seen Him but there’s a whole history book called the Bible that has captured His quotes and by faith we believe that He said them even though we never actually heard GOD say it! I’ve never seen the wind, but I’ve seen the effects of the wind and so I believe in the wind! Same thing with GOD… I’ve never seen GOD, but I’ve seen the effects of GOD and so I believe in GOD! Don’t let your brain get into the way of believing that it exists and GOD exists!!
Q: If GOD is love, how could He send anyone to Hell?
Good Question! …But a Better Question is: "How can a Perfect God allow a sinful person into Heaven?"
GOD is Perfect! One Sin and We’re No Longer Perfect. The Only Way to Restore being Perfect is by substituting our imperfection with someone else’s perfection. Only Perfect person to walk the earth is JESUS. JESUS gave us a gift we didn’t deserve and already substituted our imperfection for His perfection on the cross. Will you accept this gifted substitution of your imperfection for JESUS’ perfection?? Your Eternal Destination is based on your choice!! GOD is offering Heaven through JESUS, but if you reject JESUS, you reject Heaven & accept eternal life in Hell!! Choose Wisely!! Eternity is riding on it and tomorrow’s not guaranteed… the stakes are high, what will you choose??
Q: I’ve sinned a lot… Can GOD still forgive me??
No sin is too big for GOD!! No amount of sin is too much for GOD!! On the cross, JESUS has already paid for every sin you’ve ever committed, are committing, and will commit in your life!! All sins are washed away when we ask JESUS to be our LORD and SAVIOR!! Example: JESUS gets a perfect score, 100%, on a test. You get an 85% if we’ve lived a really good life! GOD says it takes a perfect score, 100%, to get into Heaven! JESUS is offering to trade you scores if you’ll live for Him. …Or you can plead your case to GOD of why you think you’re good enough to get into Heaven!! Your choice: Do it on your own (not get into Heaven) or Live for JESUS & take His Score (do get into Heaven)?!? Thank You, JESUS!!!
Q: What about the person in a remote African tribe that’s never heard of JESUS… Are they going to Heaven or Hell??
Honestly, I’m not positive! We’re not here to judge one another, so I can’t be 100% absolutely positive on how they’ll be judged if they’ve never heard about JESUS!! The Bible says that people who haven’t heard of JESUS will be judged by their consciences as GOD has “set eternity in the hearts of men”. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) Romans 1:20 says, “For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” How does that really play out?? I don’t know…
…But the GOOD NEWS is: We have heard about JESUS!!! And for those of us that have heard about JESUS’ offer of Salvation, the choice of our Eternal Destiny is Ours & is Crystal Clear!! Drum roll please…. Door #1 - Believe in JESUS & go to Heaven!! OR Door #2 - Reject JESUS & go to Hell!! Simple yet Extremely, Eternally Important: What Door Do You Choose??
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