Detours

 “Christ is the only way to Heaven. All other paths are detours to doom.” (Phillip J. Huggins)

Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me. (John 14:6, Easy-to-Read Version)

 There is no one else who has the power to save us, for there is only one name to whom God has given authority by which we must experience salvation the name of Jesus. (Acts 4:12, the Passion Translation)

Not every spiritual path leads to God.  Though you should show respect for other’s freedom to have their individual religious viewpoints, Christianity is the pathway to God by salvation through God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

Universalism is the concept that everyone gets to Heaven, which is false. A core tenant of Christianity is sola christus, which means “in Christ alone.”

It is your sins that separate you from your God. He turns away from you when he sees them. (Isaiah 59:2, Easy-to-Read Version)

If you had a cure for cancer, would you keep that to yourself? Most likely, you would tell everybody just as you should with Jesus’ free gift of salvation.

If you had a cold, and were told you could choose between your favorite flavor of ice cream and cold medicine that would heal you, which would you choose? In today’s world, there exists a “religious smorgasbord” that allows you to pick the denomination “that tastes good” instead going to a church that spiritually feeds your soul with “nutritious, healthy food.”

The Bible mentions 4 times for believers to be holy as God is holy. What is your list of things that keep you from God? Are they things you haven’t done, or things you should have done?

All religions (except Christianity) do some kind of moral self-improvement plan to be good and holier in an attempt to get closer on the “ladder” to God.  All of these plans do not take into account that a sinful human being can never be perfect enough to meet the holiness standard of a just God. Jesus (our Substitute) did this on the cross with His sacrifice, which meets God’s standard of holiness.

 Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory. (Romans 3:23, New International Reader's Version)

“Life begins once Jesus becomes the reason you live it.” (Anonymous)[i]

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[i]  Inspired by the sermon “One Name: One” (installment two) Sunday September 12, 2021, Pastor Dave Jansen (CPG).  In-person services are available at all three U.S. CenterPoint locations. CenterPoint also has an online Sunday morning service (10am) that can be viewed at centerpointchurches.online.church or centerpointchurches.com/live.