I think it is an interesting commentary on the religions of the world that all of them are willing to admit that Christ can be followed as a spiritual leader, but at the same time, the broad statement is made that anything, everything in religion is all right as long as it is covered by the canopy of “love” or “sincerity” or “honesty.” So, while other leaders teach their own religious doctrines, they lack the courage to deny completely the right and authority of Christ in the spiritual realm. There has been only One Man who has ever walked the face of the earth who has allowed room for no other authority and Who has had the audacity to make the claim, “I am the way, the truth, the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” That is a claim with which every human being must deal. A man may choose to live in ignorance of it; he may ignore it after he knows of it; he may ridicule it; or he may find peace and security in it — but every man has to face that claim and react to it in some way.
For myself, I have faced it and accepted it as truth, because I cannot deny the mountainous evidence that supports it. For yourself, you can ignore His claim and hold yourself in willful ignorance of its veracity. Nobody can make you do otherwise. Of all the desire in the heart of someone who loves you, for you to make spiritual decisions knowledgeably will accomplish nothing for you until you have the desire yourself, but the claim is still there. Christ is still looking in defiance at every man who has ever taught any other form of religion, and He is still saying, “I am the way…” and He backed His claim with the resurrection. Unbelievers from the first century down to today have tried to discredit the resurrection, but the proofs are there, and the honest person who investigates has to be convinced by them. No other man has broken the bonds of death, holding out firm assurance to all those who sleep.
