I used to think that Jesus couldn't have really meant it when he said He was the only way to the Father. "Pretty exclusive", I thought, remembering how it was used as a club over those who did not agree with a particular Christian sect.
What about all the people who believe in God, just not in the narrow definition of reaching him through Jesus Christ only?
So glad you asked.
Jesus was a Jew- we know this. The Jewish people believed in one God, who had picked them to be his chosen people. Other nations either had many gods, or worshipped an entity-as the Egyptians had their sun god (among others).
Christianity comes from the Jewish God-the God of Abraham. He is a very specific Diety belonging to the Jews, and then to the rest of us.
From a long line of Jewish prophets there came many predictions of the future, especially a Messiah. These prophesies are specific as well, and Jesus Christ fulfilled all of them.
So IF we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, we must believe that this God is the God of Abraham. If Jesus said that it is only through HIM that we can "come to the Father", we'd better believe Him. There is only one God He can be talking about.
We can't have it both ways. To be a Christian, we must know that it is through Christ that we reach the Father. If we do NOT believe that Jesus is the only Way, we relinquish our Christianity.
Think about it.
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