So who or what exactly are the heard-less ones? Ok, so maybe I just made up a word…(wordsmiths have that liberty) …never the less, in my last article in August, we discussed the question I often get asked throughout my ministry of serving the church and God’s kingdom... “But what about those who have never heard about Jesus.” This question usually arises when the topic of afterlife and eternity pops up in a conversation. These “heard-less” ones are not without hearing because of a physical disability but instead they have never heard who Jesus is, so their disability is spiritual. People that have never heard about the gospel of Jesus Christ often have a lot of questions regarding this…even those who have heard but still not sure. The line of reasoning is because God is such a loving God, how could He or would He even allow someone to go to hell for eternity especially if they never heard about Him/Jesus. The implication and false verdict is that God is not fair, not just, or not righteous. So then, why should I, a skeptic, doubter, looky loo, outsider, believe in a unfair God much less follow Him. Oh but… au contraire
THE MAIN THING IS THE PLAIN THING
We already established in my last article that Jesus makes the claim that He is the ONLY way to salvation. Then He verifies and solidifies His claim. Thomas representing the disciples asked one of the most important questions to Jesus. A question that we, 2000 thousand years later can personally know, glean and learn from… “ Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus clearly says “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
I just LOVE the way our Savior speaks to us so lovingly, so kind, so PLAIN. If there is any doubt, question or apprehension about who He is, or our position for eternity, He will just plainly tell us, all we need to do is believe. We can trust Him at His word. He is not one to lie, it is not in is origin to do so but He just tells us the truth, He has got nothing to hide. It is the characteristic of the Son of Man, holy human DNA to speak truth only because He is holy and He is God… But those that cannot see are often offended a this
Still not convinced? Let’s look to another Witness...or should I say, The Witness. In the book of Hebrews, the author begins the chapter stating boldly how Jesus is superior over the prophets of the Old Testaments scriptures and over the angels, listing consistently and precisely who
Jesus is:
He is appointed Heir
Brightness of God’s glory
Expressed image of His person
Upholding all things by the word of His power
He had purged our sins
Sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high
Having become so much better than the angels
He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than the angels
It is evident that God has appointed and attributed Jesus these characteristics…but then God almighty is a witness of who Christ is because He ordained Him to be.
Firstborn into the world
Now if God Himself , maker of heaven and earth and all created things, stands as a witness representing Christ than who dare refute Him? Then God gives specific instruction commanding the angels to worship Christ solidifying that Christ is higher than the angels currently ruling and reigning on the right hand side of God.
Once again, because God stands as a commander over the angels to bow the knee to worship Christ, part of the Trinity, than who dare refute Him?
QUESTION AND VALID ANSWER
Let’s continue our line of questions…
Question: Aren’t all religions basically the same? Different religions have different views of God and what happens when we die.
Answer: Jesus already clarified that HE is the only way to salvation. If you are looking for, seeking for salvation, He is the ONLY way. If you are desiring to live a life for eternity with Christ. HE is the ONLY way. If you desire to spend your life worshipping Christ in His holiness forever, He is the ONLY way…There is ONLY one way that leads to life and that is the way of grace=Jesus. 100% grace from a loving God, so when our wrong doings outweigh us and deem us as guilty, God ranks over it with supreme grace. As my pastor husband says “When our sin is super, God’s grace is super duper abundant and when our sin is super duper, God’s grace is super duper duper abundant.” Get the equation? Our wrongs, guilts, shortcomings and sins will NEVER EVER EVER out rank the glorious, abundant loving grace of our heavenly Father through our Savior Christ and His precious blood that He willingly shed. NO other religion offers 100% grace, No other one. Instead all other religions is based on works deeds of humans that we can never measure up…in other words working to attain something we can never have for eternity.
YOUR TURN: What are your questions? Ask, seek and you will find Jesus! Search for the answers in the pages of your Bible.
Resources:
- The Holy Bible- John 14:1-6, Hebrews 1
- Stand to Reason-http://www.str.org/- Dr. Greg Koukl
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About the Author:
Simone Lake is a Christ follower, bride of Pastor Dr. John Lake, passionate pray-er and Bible teacher. A graduate of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Simone holds a Master’s degree in Theology and Apologetics Certificate from BIOLA. She writes this Firm Foundations article, published every first Wed. of the month. Visit her on: www.deeprootsinchrist.com, www.simonelake.com, http://deeprootsinchrist.sermon.net, FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn
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