Exclusivity in the Bible.

The more I read the Old Testament, the more I realize that Jesus was right when he said that He was the only way to the Father. To all those who hold that all religions eventually get to God, I have a challenge for you: Read the Pentateuch.

The Exodus story alone will dispel the “all religions are one” myth for any intelligent reader. God comes down to the mountain and gives Moses tablet after tablet after tablet of laws that Israel must follow. Try to sit down and read them all—the task is perhaps as equally arduous as attempting to abide by them. If you can actually get through them all, the question that necessarily nags at you is, Good lord, how could anybody follow all of these laws? This is exactly the point. Nobody can, which is why God institutes the blood sacrifice. Now, animals are a temporary sacrifice. Just take a look at all of the animals that had to be sacrificed, and you’ll wonder if the Israelites had any livestock left at all. The only permanent sacrifice for breaking a holy God’s perfect law would be a holy, perfect sacrifice. Amazingly enough, Jesus comes along. Here is a holy, perfect man who gives up his life…“as a ransom for many.” He becomes the permanent blood sacrifice, and he “seals the deal” by breaking the seal on his own tomb—from the inside.

The biblical metanarrative lays it out plainly. We have all transgressed the law of God, and Jesus’ death is our only means to God. This is the defining feature of Christianity. No other religion makes this claim. It is exclusive and narrow, two traits that are not very popular at present. I don’t care about what’s popular, however; I care about the truth.

You can decide whether or not to believe Christianity’s claims, but don’t fool yourself into thinking that all religions are basically the same. The Bible doesn’t give you that alternative.

I apologize that there is nothing new and revolutionary here, but what is here can give you a new and revolutionized life.