1 Timothy 2:5–6 (ESV) — 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave
himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
NOTE: This is the
gospel and it is repeated all throughout the bible and by Jesus himself. There
is only one God and there is only one mediator (one-way) to God. His name is
Jesus. His unique work is that he lived a sinless life, he willingly gave
himself up to death, and by that death he purchased a ransom for all. But John writes (quoting Jesus as well) that there is one sin remaining and it is the refusal to
believe in Jesus.
John 3:18 (ESV) — 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but
whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in
the name of the only Son of God.
John 3:36 (ESV) — 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life;
whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains
on him.
Jesus paid the
ransom, he paid the horrific price for our sin. But salvation is only through
belief in Jesus as that mediator between man and God. There is no other way to
salvation. There are no other religions that can save eternally.
John 14:6 (ESV) — 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
PRAYER: Father, give
us boldness to tell our friends and neighbors this message. Jesus is the only
way to salvation. There is no other way.
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