Is Jesus the only way to heaven?
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On the question of Buddha, and for that matter any one before or after the time of Christ who never had a chance to hear about Christ, can they go to heaven?\n\nThere are several places in the scripture that deal with the question.  One of the best is the opening chapters of the book of Romans.  Paul writes to the Romans at a time when the main makeup of the Christian faith is switching from being mostly Jewish to being mostly Gentile (non-Jewish).  So he talks about people who never heard of the Jewish law and how they relate to God.\n\nHe writes in Romans 1:18-20 about how the exist of God is obvious from nature - whether one ever heard about the Bible and Jesus, or not.  History demonstrates this has every culture and people in the world have had some kind of religious belief in god(s).  So Paul says that no one has an excuse for living in sin.  They all know certain things are right and others wrong.  Yet people still continue to do the things they know are wrong.\n\nAs he enters chapter 2 of Romans, Paul then gets after the Jews, who have God's written law and should clearly know right from wrong, yet continue to committ the same sins.  There is no excuse for them.  They are just as condemmed for their sins.\n\nPaul then agrues that God has also written in his laws into the hearts of men, so that they know what is right.  When a person who has not heard of the Bible, Jesus, the Law, etc., follows those laws written within his heart, that it excuses them from their sins.  And if they do not follow, it accuses them  (See Romans 2:14,15).\n\nBut in the end, any person who takes an honest look at their life, will have to admit that they will never be able to live a perfect life on their own.  They need the help of "god" to do it.\n\nFor Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve, this took the form of offering to God the first and best of his increase.  According the Hebrew 11:4, this witnessed to Abel's righteousness.  He did not know Jesus by name, but he had faith in God that saved him.\n\nFor Abraham, that help came in the form of a convenent with God.  He pledged his life to God by faith, and became the founder of the Jewish and later Christian faith.   By faith he followed God to an unknown land, lived in tents rather than cities, and trusted God to enable him to have an heir at the age of 99.  Abraham did not know who Jesus was, and could not have told you his name. But his faith still saved him. (See Hebrews 11:8-12)\n\nMoses lived before the time of Jesus, but was saved.  Again, by faith in God (Hebrews 11:24-29) he turned from the corruption and carnal pleasures of Egypt to bring freedom to his people.  He parted the sea so they people could cross over.  He was given the Passover as a sign of the one to come - that is Jesus - so that the people would recognize him when he came.  But Moses did not personally know Jesus.\n\nFor the Old Testament Jews, they got the "help" through the Law of Moses, with its rituals and sacrifices.  These were signs to point them to Jesus who would come to fulfill all those sacrifces on the cross.  They did not know Jesus by name, but they were saved through faith that God was providing a way of salvation.\n\nAll these people were saved without specific knowledge of Jesus Christ. Instead their faith was based on a belief that God wanted to have a righteous relationship with his man, so God would provide the help, sacrifice, etc. needed to make things right between them.  Abel showed it in his offerings to God.  Abraham showed it in his willing to give his son Isaac if needed.  Moses showed it in the Passover and other sacrifices he learned from God.  They all looked to God for a Savior.\n\nPaul in Romans 3:25 picks this up, and declares that amoung the things Jesus did was to provide rigteousness for all those in the past who were looking for his blood - for him to come and provide the redemption for sin.  They looked not to their own works, but to faith in God and
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Depends on what you believe.  Under christianity, NO.\n\nBUT nothing says they have the answer.  I'd say you can get into heaven by doing that  - YES.\n(there's just no guarantee it's the same one they are thinking of - we'll all find out one day - one way or another.)
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Noone enters heaven except through Christ. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the light. One must follow Christ. Please, read the Bible, study it, find a good Minister who teaches on the bible. Pray, talk with God, and build faith. The answers to all of your questions in faith & life are in the Bible. It is the manual to life.
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No, not heaven. But I do believe that everyone goes to God, at which point it will be determined whether one will go to heaven or not. It will be at that point that all things will be revealed.
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It is the only way.\n\nI believe in God, the Father almighty, \ncreator of heaven and earth. \nI believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord. \nHe was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit \nand born of the Virgin Mary. \nHe suffered under Pontius Pilate, \nwas crucified, died, and was buried. \nHe descended into hell,\nOn the third day he rose again, \nHe ascended into heaven. \nHe is seated at the right hand of the Father \nand He will come again to judge the living and the dead. \nI believe in the Holy Spirit, \nthe holy catholic Church, \nthe communion of saints, \nthe forgiveness of sins, \nthe resurrection of the body, \nand the life everlasting. Amen.
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None.  It only takes Jesus.
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your pastor is right.  God is the only God.  Jesus is but a creation of God.
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Definitely not!  All paths lead to God and Jesus is but one.  How judgemental to say that only Christians can get to God.  What about Jews?  Or Muslims?  Or Pagans?  Just because someone isn't a Christian, that does not make them an evil person deserving of going to hell.  Why not let God decide what will happen to a person instead of judging them yourselves?
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This actually seems to prove what you ask, just think about it. You got me to thinking and it is really cool. People have asked, IF, Jesus was God how was He praying to Himself. Your question help me see this because I have never thought to put these two questions together. IF, God can be everywhere, then He was Jesus and God at the same time. God in Heaven and Jesus on Earth. Which would prove the Theory that God is Everywhere. I not sure if I answered your question, but, now I understand the Concept I have been hearing. God may have showed people His ability to be everywhere when as Jesus He Prayed to Himself (God) in another place, because He is everywhere. Thanks!
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no, the bible says His ways are above our ways, talking about God. There are somethings we wont know until we get to heaven.
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Only Jesus Christ can do that.
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To me it's the notion that the only way to pass is to accept jesus as your savior. The first (and to me) most important idea in the Bible is that we are in God's image. And who saved God? obviously no one, He is self-eternal.\nIf we really are in the image of God then we too must have the ability to organize our animating energy (soul) into a permanent consciousness. But by telling us that the only way to heaven is through accepting Jesus, modern preachers have become the snake in the garden. And they've turned Jesus (as the external solution) into the fruit which we must consume.\n\nLet me point out that I truly respect Jesus. He is one of the few that has managed to organize his animating energy into a permanent consciousness, and I believe him to be in the image of God. But to deny that anyone else can do it without Jesus, is to deny that we are all in God's image.
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Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life no man comes to the Father but by me.(John 14:6)   If Jesus is truth and in Him is Life why wouldn't I want to tell others.  He said He is the only way to God.  I didn't say it read it for yourself.  If what He says about Himself is true then there can't be 2 truths that are correct.  He didn't say Me and Buddah are the way. He said its a narrow way through Him and the only way is through Him.  You can choose not to believe but it is my responsibility as a Christian to tell you that your sincerely held belief isn't true.  We have too much teaching on relativism when we need to be teaching God's truth.  His truth is the only one that matters.  Why be like the person who was invited to a wedding banquet and showed up in his underwear.  In order to come to God you have to follow His rules.  You can't make up your own and expect the same results.  God's rule: you have to come through Jesus Christ to be saved and go to heaven.  It is His rule not mine or any other Christians.
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By believing that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that he died on the cross for our sins.  Ask forgiveness for your sins accept Jesus into your heart and serve Him.  You cannot get to heaven by being good!
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I guess that the only way is the way that works!  If you can "get to God" by following your own self-made path, then it's the right way.  If you follow someone else's path and it gets you there, then it's the right way, too.  You made the analogy, not me.  I think it works.
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Jesus' blood is what the Bible speaks about alone, it is the only way to God. God has no mother as the Bible states He is the Alpha and the Omega. The virgin Mary was a good woman but the Bible didn't put her above God or said that she was in Heaven. The Bible says that the only way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ. Follow Him only and what the Bible says.
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NO ONE ON THIS EARTH IS GUARANTEED TO GO TO HEAVEN JUST BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST OR BY GOD'S GRACE ALONE!\n\nGod's grace, alone, won't do it...\n\nMy faith, alone, won't do it...\n\nHow I live my life, by itself, won't do it...\n\nI know that I can only get to heaven through Jesus. Also, it is not just by this faith in Jesus, nor just the Grace of God, nor just the works that I do. It is a combination of many things. \n\nWe receive God's saving and sanctifying grace in many ways, and Christ Himself, into our souls when we are baptized and through the sacraments. Yet we also know that Christ Himself has established certain conditions for entry into eternal happiness in Heaven.\n\n"Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."" (John 6:53-58)\n\nWe will be judged by this as well, so be warned...\n\n"Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself." (1 Cor. 11:27-29).\n\nWe will also be judged by our faith, but not by this alone, we will also be judged by the works that we do (Justification by faith alone is a Protestant doctrine; it was unheard of in the Christian community before the sixteenth century.)...\n\nIf St. Paul meant that faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, he would not have written: \n\n". . . and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." (1 Cor. 13:2). \n\nIf faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, the Apostle James would not have written: \n\n"Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only'? . . . For even as the body without the spirit is dead; so also faith without works is dead." (James 2:24-26). \n\nIf faith ruled out the necessity of good works for salvation, the Apostle Peter would not have written: \n\n"Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your call and election firm, for, in doing so, you will never stumble. For, in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you." (2 Peter 1:10-11).\n\nIf faith was the only necessity for salvation, the Apostle James would not have written: \n\n"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1:26-27)\n\nChrist Himself stated:\n\n"For the Son of man . . . will render to every man according to his works." (Matt. 16:27). \n\n"‘Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven’" (Matt. 7:21). \n\nBut, I need my faith as well...\n\n"Who were those who rebelled when they heard? Was it not all those who came out of Egypt under Moses? With whom was he "provoked for forty years"? Was it not those who had sinned, whose corpses fell in the desert? And to whom did he "swear that they should not