Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Many Paths to Death: One Path to God

Not every teaching that names Jesus is of God. There are lying spirits which use religion to kill and destroy. Many of us know of the crusades when men and women were tortured to give up one religion for another. We know on modern religions which require hatred against others. There are many false gods whose worship requires severe self inflicted wounds or deprive children of nourishment. There are those who devote themselves to angels, philosophies, sectarianism, and boast in themselves.

All of these reject Jesus' claim, "I am the way, the Truth and Life. No one comes to the Father but by me" (John 14:6) and "by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourself, it is a gift from God; not of works lest anyone should boast" (Ephesians 2:8).

We also need to remember faith produces works (Hebrew 11:6). Works do not produce faith.