The Exclusivity Of Christ, Part 1

I want to speak about the wonderful exclusivity of Christ. O how wonderful it is! May the followers of Christ rest in it, and may those who do not follow Him be enlightened by the Spirit to its awesome truth.


Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6).


"He who hates me hates my Father as well" (John 15:23).


"I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice." Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture...I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep"(John 10:1-9, 11).


Some like to say, "Yes, but Jesus did not really say these things." Believe what you will, but know this: Men who wrote these words that Jesus spoke walked with Him, lived under His teaching, and died because they believed with all their heart that He had said them. How will you believe something about Jesus written by men who did not walk with Him, did not live under His teachings, and who died hundreds of years after His death and resurrection? Therefore, you may not believe Jesus was who He said He was, but you must realize that He did say He was the Son of God ("...The high priest said to him, 'I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.' 'Yes, it is as you say,' Jesus replied." (Matthew 26:63b-64a) ), and He did say He was the only way to God.