God is giving all men a chance to
return to Him and be saved. God wants man to actively
search for the Good Way or the True Religion
wholeheartedly and walk therein.
22E.1 Who then, is the
good way that
man must
seek that will lead him to God?
In John 14:6, this is written:
Jesus said to him, "I am
the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me. (John 14:6, NKJV)
Our Lord Jesus Christ declared: "I
am the way, the truth, and the life"
Is Christ the good way and the
only way that will lead man to God?
Jesus said to him, "I am
the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me. (John 14:6, NKJV)
Absolutely,
"No one goes to the Father except through Christ".
22E.2 What is the commandment of Christ, for
man to travel the good way to life?
In John 10:9, our Lord Jesus Christ commanded:
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, . . . .
. (NKJV)
The same verse in another version of the bible:
I am the gate.
Whoever enters by me will be saved, . . . . (NJB)
Christ likens Himself to a door or gate, where man can
enter in and he will be saved. Christ welcomes any man to enter by Him.
22E.3 How can man enter
by Christ?
In Ephesians 1:9-10, Apostle Paul explains the plan of God:
having made known to us the
mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in
Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times
He might gather together in one all things in Christ,
both which are in heaven and which are on earth in Him,
(NKJV)
Men can enter by Christ by being gathered together in Christ.
22E.4 How can men gathered together in Christ?
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. (1 Corinthians 12:27,
NKJV)
Men, having been gathered together in Christ
have become individual members of the "Body of Christ".
22E.5 Which is the
"Body of Christ" that man must enter to become a
member, so he can worship and serve God?
And He is the head of the body, the church, . . . . . . . . .(Colossians 1:18,
NKJV)
The "Body of Christ" is the Church, whose head
is Christ Himself.
This is the True Church—the True Religion leading to God, where man can become
holy or sanctified—freed from sin, so he can worship and serve God.
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The
"Good Way" that man must seek is through the Lord
Jesus Christ. He is the "only way to God" since no
one can go to the Father except through Him.
For man to travel the good way, Christ invites
anyone to enter by Him. Entering by Christ is
by becoming a member of the "Body of Christ". The
"Body of Christ" is the Church, whose head
is Christ Himself. This is the True Church—the True Religion leading to God,
where men can become holy or sanctified—freed
from sin, so he can worship and serve God.
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