The Only Way: Christ’s Exclusive Claim in a Pluralistic World Truth Series Part 2
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.’” — John 14:6 “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” — 1 Timothy 2:5 Few truths set biblical Christianity more squarely against the prevailing mood of modern culture than the claim that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. In an age that celebrates tolerance above truth, exclusivity sounds offensive. To say that salvation can be found only through faith in Jesus Christ is regarded as arrogant, narrow-minded, and intolerant. Yet Scripture leaves no room for ambiguity: the only mediator between God and humanity is Jesus Christ, and no one comes to the Father except through Him. Modern culture permits people to believe almost anything — as long as they don’t believe it exclusively. The cardinal sin of the age is not falsehood, but certainty. “Believe what you like,” the world says, “just don’t say that you’re right and someone else i...