Is there only one way to eternal life or are there more ways to eternal life? To answer this question, we must look at what the Bible says about salvation and what the Bible says about the way to eternal life.
Every person is born as a sinner
Elke persoon, wat op hierdie aarde gebore is, is born in the flesh in a fallen state and carries sin and death. Elke persoon, who is born has a sinful nature. This sinful nature separates people from God because this sin nature rebels against God and His Word.
Every person is born as a sinner and is ruled by the flesh (senses, mind, gedagtes, emosies, feelings etc.) As gevolg van die feit, that a person is a sondaar, he/she shall also walk in sins, and therefore shall do those things, which are against God’s will.
The sinner carries the death because the spirit of a sinner is death. As long as the spirit in a person remains dead, death rules the life of a person, en uiteindelik, die persoon sal die ewige dood binnegaan.
The final destination of the old creation; almal, who is born of Adam’s seed; the seed of man, will be eternal death, unless…..
The only Way to eternal life
Want so lief het God die wêreld gehad, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, maar het die ewige lewe (John 3:16)
There is only one way, to escape God’s judgment; the punishment for sin: eternal death. That is by the blood of Jesus Christ and through wedergeboorte; the resurrection of the spirit in a person, deur die krag van die Heilige Gees.
When the spirit of a person is raised from the dead, deur die krag van die Heilige Gees, the person is wedergebore in die gees, by the seed of the Holy Spirit. The person has become 'n nuwe skepping; a son of God.
Daar is niemand nie, who can come to the Father, as deur Jesus Christus. No one can be saved and be reconciled with God the Father, by their own works.
No one will be saved by visiting a church every week, reading the Bible, praying, and doing good works for other people. Because these works of the flesh, can’t please the Father, because the flesh carries the sinful nature.
That’s why Jesus had to die, to deal once and for all with this sin problem.
Evil; the sin of man, killed Jesus Christ. When you think about that, and meditate on it, you won’t be so hasty anymore, to keep walking in sin.
Jesus has dealt with the sin problem
Jesus was crucified and died on the cross. He took all evil; all sins and iniquities of the human race (die wereld), upon Himself. Jesus carried, all the sins and iniquities, that reigned in the old man; the old creation. Deur Sy bloed, Jesus conquered sin and death.
Jesus was obedient to His Father and carried the punishment of death, which was actually meant for the sinner; the old creation.
Because of His redemptive work, Jesus had once and for all, dealt with the sin problem and the sinful nature, that is present in every human being, wat op hierdie aarde gebore is; the old creation
When you are redeemed by the blood of Jesus from sin and death, you are redeemed from eternal death and the kingdom of death.
Daarom, you no longer belong to the kingdom of darkness.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins (Kolossense 1:13)
By the blood of Jesus, you have been bought and transferred to the Kingdom of God.
You are no longer the old creation; born of the seed of Adam, but you have become a new creation in Jesus Christ; born of the seed of the Holy Spirit. All things have passed away and all things have become new.
You are a representative of the Kingdom of God
Now that you have been redeemed from sin and death, you shall no longer walk after the flesh. Your spirit, who has been raised from the dead, shall now rule over your flesh. Jy sal vernuwe jou gedagtes met die Woord van God, so that you will get to know, Jesus, God, and the Kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit shall be your Teacher, your Guide, and Helper.
You will no longer be a representative of the kingdom of darkness. You will not be a slave of sin and death; a slave of the devil anymore.
But you shall now walk as a representative of the Kingdom of God. You shall walk in righteousness and holiness, as a son of the Most High God.
The blood of Jesus has redeemed you from sin and death. Your old life as a sinner; the old creation, is erased by the blood of Jesus, and no longer exist to God.
You have received a new life in Jesus Christ.
En jy, wat dood is in julle sondes en die onbesnedenheid van julle vlees, hath he quickened together with him, omdat julle alle oortredinge vergewe het; Die handskrif van verordeninge wat teen ons was, uitvee, wat in stryd was met ons, en het dit uit die pad gehaal, nailing it to his cross (Kolossense 2:13-14)
God’s love and mercy
God se groot liefde and mercy for people, became visible in the perfect redemption work of Jesus Christ. His work has ensured, that every person has the ability to be reunited with God the Father.
Elke persoon, who believes in Jesus Christ; die Seun van God, and accepts Jesus as Saviour and Lord, shall be redeemed from sin and death (the death punishment for sin).
Almal, who will become born again in the spirit, will become 'n nuwe skepping and will have the life of God. Daarom almal, who has the life of God, shall receive eternal life.
This is the way to eternal life; the only way to eternal life. Despite what people may say, there’s no other way to eternal life, than through Jesus Christ and by His blood.
There are no side entries, and no sideways to come to God the Father. There is only one Door and one Way to eternal life, and that is through Jesus Christ.
The lies of the devil about the way to eternal life
The world may develop all kinds of wonderful promising philosophies and theories about the way to eternal life. But they are developed out of their own mind; their own wisdom and knowledge, feelings and emotions.
The world can say all they want. They can say, that it doesn’t matter, what you believe, as long as you do good and do what’s right (according to the standards of the world) and be nice to your fellowmen, have respect and tolerate all kinds of behavior, ens. then you will be saved.
Or they even can say: “it doesn’t matter what you believe, or to which religion you belong to, eventually, we all believe in the same God“.
But these are all lies from the devil because it does matter!
Ongelukkig, many people believe these lies, including many Christians.
Dié, who are not born again and don’t walk after the Spirit, shall believe and support these lies.
These carnal Christians will believe, that there are more ways to God the Father and to eternal life, because God is love.
Maar die waarheid is, that there are no other ways. The Word of God says so, and the Word of God is reliable, and trustworthy, because every word that has been spoken; every prophecy that the Word has given, has come to pass and is still coming to pass.
God can’t have communion with sinners
The truth is, that God can’t have communion with sinners; with the sinful nature of the old man.
God can only have communion and a relationship with the new creation; those who have been sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ and have laid down their flesh, and whose spirit have been raised from the dead, deur die krag van die Heilige Gees.
Elke persoon, who doesn’t believe in Jesus; die Seun van God, as Redeemer; die Messias, and doesn’t make Jesus Lord over his/her life, and doesn’t do what Jesus has commanded His followers to do, shall be lost forever.
Jesus alone is the Door. He is the Way to the Father and Jesus alone is the way to eternal life.
Jesus sê vir hom, Ek is die weg, die waarheid, en die lewe: niemand kom na die Vader nie, maar deur My (John 14:6)
‘Wees die sout van die aarde’
