So Much for “All Paths Lead to God.”

¹³ Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴ Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”  Matthew 7

One of the most popular religious beliefs today is that all paths lead to God.  Whether Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and so on, pick what works for you, and you’ll find your way to God. This view fits nicely in our pluralistic society. You don’t have to step on toes or ruffle anyone’s feathers, and you’ll never be called a “fundamentalist.”  The problem with this is that it stands in direct opposition to the teaching of Jesus.

Jesus does not teach many paths, He teaches two:  The first leads to life but it is narrow, difficult and only a few travel it. The other path is wide and well-traveled, but unfortunately it leads to destruction. The first path, the one that leads to life, is Jesus (John 10:9). The other, leading to destruction, is the path of all others not coming through Jesus.

Jesus clears up any ambiguity of His claim to be the sole path to heaven with one statement: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).  The single solitary path to heaven is through Jesus.

The reason why? Only one path has a savior. Jesus offers what nobody else can --  payment for sin. Jesus, the perfect sinless Son of God, stood in the place of the guilty sinner and paid the price for the sins of the world. Every other path offers a way to work off sins. There is no way to work off sin. You can’t do five good deeds to pay off one bad deed. How would you even keep track! Thanks be to God that He sent His Son to pay for my sins on the cross!

You have two paths to choose from. Embrace the one path that leads to life – Jesus!