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Why is believing in Jesus the only way to heaven?

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 5–1: The Enemy—Satan

Because Jesus Christ alone dealt with the one thing that separates us from God — sin — and He said so Himself: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6). Entry to God is based solely on the work of Christ on the cross, accepted by faith. Christianity is not a religion but a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and it is a total grace operation: man can neither earn nor deserve anything from God. That is precisely why no other way will do. Nowhere does the Bible suggest that any amount of religious effort or care in the externals of divine service can make a person acceptable to God. Because salvation is absolute — God does the work and man receives the blessing — there is no second road to heaven running alongside the cross.

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Source: The Basics The Basics — Salvation (pp. 235-235) · Read this lesson in the book →

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