Daily Devotional for Wednesday October 24, 2018

The “lie of satan” that ALL people of ANY faith will get to Heaven!!!

(John 3:16; Matthew 7:13-14; John 14:6)

***DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Dear Lord, give me a passion, a hunger for your Word. Let me wake up each day, excited what you will show me that day from that precious Word of God. Help me Lord each day to not just be a reader of the Word, but a DOER of the Word. In the name of Jesus I pray…AMEN!!!

I FELT LED BY GOD TO SHARE THIS WORD TODAY DUE TO THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM A RECENT DEVOTIONAL THAT FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY ROAD TO HEAVEN!!!

That is a choice EACH PERSON must make in this life!!!

I have been most saddened by those who profess to be Christians and who have bought into the “lie of satan” that ALL people of ANY faith will get to Heaven. They argue the Christian faith in exclusive. First, the ROAD TO HEAVEN THROUGH CHRIST is not a man-made idea, but came from God Himself. It is 100% INCLUSIVE since the Bible says “whosoever believes.”

THAT MEANS IT IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO CHOOSES TO PUT THEIR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST!!!

This is by far the most important issue that I will EVER deal with, since it is about the eternal souls of people. Please, take time to read this and pass it on to everyone that you know. Even if they reject this TRUTH, they can never claim they were not told!

Faith in Jesus Christ is the ONLY road to Heaven. While we must as Christians love and care for those of other faiths, while we should be kind to them, we must NEVER compromise the Christian faith just to be politically correct. The fact is God’s plan clearly says that there is only ONE road to salvation, there is only ONE road to Heaven, and that is through faith in His Son Jesus Christ!!!

THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO ETERNITY WITH GOD!!!

God’s Word clearly tells us that those who reject Christ as their personal Savior in this life will be eternally separated from God their Creator. That means those who have CHOSEN to follow the teaching of Islam, of Judaism, or Buddha, or anything other than the inspired, inerrant Word of God will be eternally separated from God when this life is over. As wonderful as other religions may be, they are just that, religions. Christianity is much more than a religion; it is a relationship. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ!

Many can’t quite grasp how a loving God, a God of grace and mercy, would let “good people” die and be eternally separated from Him. It is because of sin. You see my friend, sin is something we are all born with and why the Bible says there is “none that are good, no not one.” It has been part of the human condition since man sinned in the Garden of Eden. There is only one answer to sin, and that is the answer God put forth when He sent His only Son Jesus to this earth to die for the sins of all men.

It was God’s plan that Jesus, who was born of a virgin, thus without sin, who lived a sinless life, would die on Calvary’s cross and pay with his blood for the sins of all mankind. THAT my friend, is why it is ONLY our faith in Jesus Christ that can wipe away our sins. It is ONLY faith in Christ that can allow sinful man to have his sins wiped clean so that upon death, he can spend eternity with a holy God. This was God’s plan that He gave us because He loved us so much.

There is a unity, however, that we as Christians should be embracing and working towards. That is unity within the body of Christ. A prayer our Lord prayed just hours before going to the cross is still yet unanswered. In John 17:21, Christ prayed for the body of Christ to be one. One of the goals of my ministry when I started over 25 years ago, was to do what I could to bring unity to the body of Christ.

In some of my postgraduate theological studies, I did extensive research on over 150 mainline Christian denominations and what they believed, and what separated them. The fact is, they all hold the basic tenants of the Christian faith. It was usually on a wide array of theological issues that made no difference to the main body of our faith that there is disagreement and division.

I had the wonderful joy the first 3 years of my ministry to preach in over 500 churches of most every denomination and ethnic make-up. The fact is, the common bond amongst every church was people who were hurting, going through the trials and pains of life, and looking to God for help and answers. Now more than ever, this is a time for Christian churches to come together as one.

Never forget, it is NOT your church that saves you, but a personal relationship with Christ. So whether you are Baptist, Catholic, United Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Assembly of God, Independent, or whatever denomination your church belongs to, the most important thing is not the name of the building you worship in, but your personal relationship with Christ.

I love you and care about you so much. Please don’t misunderstand me. I have many dear friends who are Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and many other faiths. I care about them very much. I pray for them daily to allow God to open their hearts to the truth of His Word. These are good people. They do many good works here on earth. But the Bible tells us in Ephesians 2:8,9 that it is NOT of works that we are saved, but through faith in Christ. Period.

I have agreed over the years to appear in several inter-faith events. However, I used my time to not only pray for the concerns being addressed, but share how God so loved this world, that He gave his only Son, that whosoever believed in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life. We must NEVER compromise the truth of God’s Word just to make people feel better.

Actually, it is better to offend someone than fail to share with them the keys to eternal life. The Bible says that the Gospel is offensive to those who don’t believe. Our job is not to make people feel good, but to share with them the truth of His Word. What they choose to do with that information is between them and God. We have done what God expects us to do.

I pray today for those people of other faiths, that they will open their hearts to God’s love, and come to know His Son by faith. I pray for Christians, both here in this country and worldwide. I pray that we will not only be bold in sharing our faith with those of other faiths, but that we will become one, just like Christ prayed in the Garden over 2000 years ago.

Now more than ever, the body of Christ needs to stand together in unity; no longer identified by the local church we attend, but by the faith in Christ we share. A faith that is the only hope for this world. A faith that is the only hope for each person. A faith that is the only road to everlasting life with God our Creator!

If you have never asked Jesus into your life, or do not have the assurance that if you died today you would be with God for eternity, click this link: https://liveprayer.com/media/altarcall.mp4 and pray for God to open your heart, to the words of salvation and everlasting life through faith in Jesus Christ!!!

IF YOU KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR, GO AND TELL THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW HIM!!!

In His love and service,

Your friend, brother, and co-laborer in Christ,

Bill Keller