Jesus wasn’t trying to be arrogant when he proclaimed he was the only way to heaven. [Spirituality & Religion]
He was trying to help us. He was saying, “Look....you guys are in a real mess here. You’re all in the same boat! Your sins separate you from your Heavenly Father in such a way, that you cannot even communicate with Him. He is so Holy, he cannot even look upon sin...so how are you going to communicate with Him, so you can ask to have your sins forgiven, and be in good standing with Him? Having your sins forgiven, means you can spend an eternity with your Father in Heaven. If there was sin in Heaven, it wouldn’t BE heaven, so you need a way to reach and communicate with Him. This is why I came...to help you get there. Without Me speaking to My Father on your behalf, you won’t be able to get there. I can do that, because having no sin in Me, I can go straight to the Throne of God, without staining it with sin or dragging it in with Me. So you see? Without my help, your chances of getting into Heaven, are ruined, because not one person on Earth is worthy enough to take my place, nor is anyone without sin. He who says they are without sin, is a liar. Now you know why I say, I am the only way to get to heaven.”
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@Oleander No. He is the only Mediator and lifeline for you to acquire salvation. As it stands, you’re already on the outside looking in. I wouldn’t be too quick to dismiss His free offer.
@Oleander When Jesus died on the cross, His human body died and was placed in the tomb, but His divine nature lived on—just as someday your earthly body will die, but your soul or spirit will live on.
But Jesus was different from every other human being who has ever lived or ever will live—because His body did not stay in the grave. By the power of God, the chains of death were broken, and Jesus rose again from the dead. Over 500 people witnessed it. As Peter declared, “God raised him from the dead … because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him” (Acts 2:24).
