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So Close!
...And Yet So Far?
Part 11 "If Jesus Is The Only Way...?"
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Are the moral adherents to the African
traditional religions, virtuous Hindus, and
Buddhists really outside a saving relationship to
God? Do Muslims and Jews who know the God of
Abraham and follow his commands need to hear
the gospel? No other issue is so defining of the
contemporary religious landscape. Timothy
Phillips
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In the realm of the political and social and
economic we can be sufficiently certain to
convert, but in the realm of religion there is
not sufficient certainty to convert anybody, and
therefore there can be no conversions in
religions. Gandhi
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If Jesus was literally God incarnate, the second
Person of the holy Trinity living a human life,
so that the Christian religion was founded by
God-on-earth in person, it is then very hard to
escape from the traditional view that all mankind
must be converted to the Christian faith. John
Hick, Liberal Theologian
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extra ecclesiam nulla salus Outside the church
there is no salvation. Catholic Doctrine
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Shameful is the presumption of those who dare
throw heaven open to the unbelieving. John
Calvin
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It should be clear that if God has placed
people in situations where they will never hear
the gospel, it is simply because he does not
intend for them to be saved. Loraine
Boettner
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If there be anywhere a soul feeling after God,
following the night of nature and of conscience,
in hope and faith that the Great Unknown will
somehow give more light, and lead to life and
blessedness, we may safely leave such to His
fatherly care. Arthur T. Pierson, Missionary
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Living by the Bible means assuming that no one
will be saved apart from faith in Christ, and
acting accordingly. J.I. Packer
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I myself cannot doubt that there may be those
who, while never hearing the gospel here on
earth, will wake up, as it were, on the other
side of the grave to worship the One in whom,
without understanding it at the time, they found
the mercy of God. Norman Anderson, Princeton
Theologian
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The question is not whether the unevangelized
know Jesus, but rather, whether he knows them.
God does not care about the content of our
theology, only the direction of our faith.
Clark H. Pinnock, Theologian
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The very concept of an eternal hell is an insult
to the Christian doctrine of Gods sovereign
love. No worse insult could be offered to Christ
and no blasphemy of God could go deeper than
this. Gods name has been libeled beyond belief
even by those who sincerely think they know Him,
love Him, and serve Him. Yet an idol they serve,
not the God of the Christian faith. Nels F.S.
Ferre, Theologian
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We do know that no man can be saved except
through Christ we do not know that only those
who know him can be saved through Him. C.S.
Lewis
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If God would concede to me His omnipotence for
24 hours, you would see how many changes I would
make in the world. But if He gave me His wisdom
too, I would leave things as they are. J.L.
Monsabre
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Will all or some people who do not hear the
gospel be saved in the end of time? In a sense,
of course, we have no way of knowing just what
the future will hold. This is what is
distinctive about the future, that we have not
yet experienced it. Millard J. Erickson,
Theologian
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It is through the Catholic Church alone, which
is the all-embracing means of salvation, that the
fullness of the means of salvation can be
obtained. Vatican II
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The message of Christ must be heard by every
religion, including the Christian religion.
Karl Barth
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Life can only be understood backwards but it
must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard
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Its not that Im afraid to die. I just dont
want to be there when it happens. Woody
Allen
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We die only once, and then we are judged.
Hebrews 927 (CEV)
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All people have disobeyed God, and thats why
he treats them as prisoners. But he does this,
so that he can have mercy on all of them.
Romans 1132 (CEV)
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Therefore just as one mans trespass led to
condemnation for all, so one mans act of
righteousness leads to justification and life for
all. Romans 518 (NRSV)
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He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and
not only for our sins but also for the sins of
the whole world. 1 John 22 (NIV)
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The true light, which enlightens everyone, was
coming into the world. John 19 (NRSV)
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Enter through the narrow gate for the gate is
wide and the road is easy that leads to
destruction, and there are many who take it. For
the gate is narrow and the road is hard that
leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Jesus, Matthew 713-14 (NRSV)
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Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is
the only one in all the world that can save any
one. Acts 412 (CEV)
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And all who believe in Gods Son have eternal
life. Those who dont obey the Son will never
experience eternal life, but the wrath of God
remains upon them. John 336 (NLT)
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I am the way, and the truth, and the life no
one comes to the Father but through me.
Jesus, John 146 (NASB)
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Anyone who denies the son doesnt have the
Father either. But anyone who confesses the Son
has the Father also. 1 John 223 (NLT)
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God has given us eternal life, and this life is
in his Son. So whoever has Gods Son has life
whoever does not have his Son does not have
life. 1 John 511-12 (NLT)
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No one can please God without faith, for
whoever comes to God must have faith that God
exists and rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 116 (TEV)
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If you were blind, you would have no sin but
since you say We see, your sin remains.
John 941 (NASB)
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Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved. But how can they call on him to save them
unless they believe in him? And how can they
believe in him if they have never heard about
him? An how can they hear about him unless
someone tells them? Romans 1013-14 (NLT)
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