Is Christ the Only Way?
There is an assault on the exclusivity of salvation of Christ in the church today. For example, there are some who believe that the Jews don't need Christ, they only need to be faithful to the laws of Moses. This position is known as "Dual Covenant Theology." Here is a definition.
Dual-covenant theology is a liberal Christian view that holds that Jews may simply keep the Law of Moses, because of the "everlasting covenant" (Genesis 17:13) between Abraham and God expressed in the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament.
When Jesus spoke John 14:6 his audience was Jewish, He was addressing Jews.
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6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Yeshua/Jesus was saying that He is the answer to all of our questions about God. He came not only to pay the ultimate price for our salvation with His life, but He also came to demonstrate character of God. When you read the first chapter of Colossians you will find these words, "He is the image of the invisible God" "For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell," so the Apostle Paul knew that Jesus was a unique person, not just a good humanitarian, He was God in the flesh. This is what sets Christ apart from all the religions in the world, He claimed to be God. Jews have a hard time with this, because how can a holy God take on flesh? And why not? Again going back to the first chapter of Colossians it says, "all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all thing hold together." The Apostle Paul attributed the foundation of creation to Jesus Christ, and as creator, He could easily become flesh, and dwell among us. This is not a far fetched concept for God to do, in fact, it was illustrated in an earlier reference to the character of God who has a desire to dwell among us.
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Larry Kutzler
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