No Other Way to Heaven Except Through Jesus | Part 1

All religions going to the same thing this into Adrian Rogers don't get the sentimental idea that all world religions are somehow connected to Jesus Christ is not the only way there's no way righteous or good, allowing only God let Amanda I will chart the name. Now we going to answer that question. Welcome to the fund featuring the profound lessons of the mastering Bible teacher Adrian Rogers. Jesus said in John 14 verse six I am the way the truth and the life no man come of them to the father but by me.

From that bold statement.

We know conclusively. Jesus is our only hope of salvation and fellowship with God. Romans chapter 1 beginning in verse 16 offers four factors to help us better understand this truth and if you have your Bible turn there now as Adrian Rogers reveals why there is no other way to heaven except through Jesus. Today I will talk about something that I trust will answer some questions for you because there's a question that is a problem. Many sincere believers and the same question unanswered in the minds of unbelievers has been an excuse to keep them from coming to the Lord Jesus Christ. But here is a problem. Simply stated he is God our righteous God is God a just God is God fair if we put it in our terminology to let a person die and go to hell good is never even wants heard the name of Jesus we give the question again is God righteous is God fair is God just who would let a person die and go to hell, who never even wants heard the name of Jesus.

Now you have to admit that's a good question is or somebody may say as an ancillary to that question. Well then, perhaps, is there some other way.

Debbie's never heard of Jesus know know about Jesus and they go to heaven some other way? Let me say this.

Number one God is righteous in God is just, number two, there is no other way to heaven. Apart from Jesus Christ. I hope you understand that don't get the sentimental idea that all world religions are somehow connected no Jesus Christ said in John chapter 14 verse six I am the way, the truth and the life.

I listen to this and no man cometh unto the father but by me. Now, if somebody can come some other way than what does that make Jesus that makes Jesus a liar. And if Jesus Christ is a liar.

Not only is he not their Savior. He's not my Savior because a liar is nobody Savior and what did the apostle say in acts chapter 4 verse 12 when they said this, neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved if Jesus Christ is not the only way is none of waves let conferences on the horns of a dilemma doesn't come righteous or good, allowing a holy God. Let Amanda I go to hell never once heard the name of Jesus we going to answer that question well. The apostle Paul is going answer for us in Romans chapter 1, so therefore I pray that you will listen and listen carefully, because folks we don't have to be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Notice how Paul begins in verse 16 for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. I've been preaching about for many years.

The more I preach it the more I marvel at it the more I thank God for the more I stand by the more I believe I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believe it to the Jew first and also to the Greek for their in is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written, but just shall live by faith for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth and righteousness because that which may be known of God is manifest in them. For God has showed it unto them for the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead measures. The bottom line so that they are with how excuse just on the store that sold then they are without excuse. Now what about those who never heard the gospel. Those were lost eternally lost a member of the gospel is God just is God righteous is gotten good is God loving who could let such a thing happened.

I will give you four factors that will help you to understand this, I believe, and put it all together. Factor number one is the revelation factor. The revelation factor. What is that factor all men have some light we have in the revelation factor.

All men have some light and I want you to imagine that in the time has come. Is that time we know is the final judgment. I want you to see out there what we would call the heathen. Those who never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. The accusation is made, the indictment is given the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness of men who hold the truth in unrighteousness.

The heathen, the pain they say Rihanna not guilty, not guilty. We never heard the gospel. We never know how to me say we are innocent by reason of ignorance. We never care we never knew the apostle Paul becomes a prosecuting attorney apostle Paul says to the father, Your Honor, I will prove that they are guilty.

I will prove that they are not innocent because of I will show that they cannot say they never had a fair and an equal chance and I called to witness its to testify against these who say they never knew they never heard witness number one, we take the stand witness number one to the court, you name it. He says my name is creation. Creation, you will witness that God exist. Yes I am a witness that God exist.

I want you to read it here in Romans one, verses 19 and 20, because that which may be known of God is manifest in them. But God has showed it under them for the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are.

Listen, they are without excuse.

Creation testifies to the fact of God. Psalm 19 verse one says the heavens declare the glory of God. Not if you have a creation, you have to have a create tool and the Bible says that the creator was clearly seen by the things that are made when I see a piano here and is finely tuned. I know the somebody crafted when I see a watch that runs with precision. I say that somebody crafted that watch when I see a building put together in symmetry and balance and purpose. I say that here is an architect and when I see this mighty universe put together when I see creation. I say create tour when I see order and system I say intelligent. That's the reason the Bible says the fool has said in his heart there is no going witness number one is creation by then.

Creation steps down from the witness stand in the apostle Paul says now I call my second witness would you take a stand when you tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I will will you give your name witness number two says my name is conscience so that two witnesses number one is creation that is the outward objective witness.

The second is conscience that is the inward subjective witness Malik in Romans one verse 19 if you will, he says here because that which may be known of God is manifest in them.

For God has showed it unto them under them is creation in them is conscience now over to chapter 2 in verse 14 and look at that, if you will please for when the Gentiles now know the word for Gentiles as pagans. Those who never heard the gospel when the Gentiles, which have not will all the law here means the Old Testament law, the women Gentiles, which have not the law. Watch this Dubai nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves, which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another so the two witnesses but all pagans, all heathen, all people, all the face of the earth have one is the outward object of witness called creation the others inward. Subjective witness called conscience. There is a built in knowledge of God. Augustine said the soul of man is restless until it rest in God. God made man to serve him, to know him and until he does is like a round peg in a square hole bar. He is out of fellowship. Now what is an atheist.

There's no real intellectual atheist all atheist or not atheist because of intellectual problems there atheist because of my problem.

You say, but I know some brilliant people who are atheist. Well, so what I know some brilliant people are not as I will. I know some bluish people believe in God will I know everybody does and is foolish is he is not a matter of intelligence. The Bible says, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. Why because you see all of us have a God consciousness.

It is not a matter of intellectualism. It is a matter of morality.

The fool has said in his heart there is no God. And so an atheist is somebody who has the idea of God. It makes him uncomfortable so he says if I can get rid of this idea of God.

I can get rid of this uncomfortable feeling really really doesn't get rid of it not downbeat like Amanda bought a new boomerang and killed himself trying to throw the old one away. The idea of God is just there, the more he tries to get rid of it subconsciously. The more he knows that God exists because down in his is that conscience and so what is the first factor is the revelation factor put down all man I have some light, and you might put in your margin. John one verse nine Christ is that true light light if every man that cometh into the world. You can get around that Christ is that true life that light up every man that cometh into the world. John 12 witnesses creation and conscience testify that the healing the pagan no matter who they are where they are. They have some light sale like just some now here's the second proposition. The first factor is the revelation factor. The second factor is the refusal factor and what is this fact. Light refused increases the darkness. Look, if you will, nine verses 21 and 22 verse 20 says that there without excuse.

Verse 21 says because that when they knew God, that is, they know by creation conscience. They got exist, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was on the store.

This dark dark all men have some light light refused increases darkness now. You see, you cannot just simply take light or proof and put it on ice. You cannot put truth in your pocket and say that's very interesting.

I'll spend it someday if I need know when God gives you light when creation and conscience speak to the heart of any page or any individual anywhere in the face of this earth.

When God gives him sunlight if he does not glorify God if he does not believe in God if he does not trust God. He does not remain static. He begins to regress and he loses even the light that he has his foolish heart will be darkened by your something I want to listen to very carefully and I pray that you will not miss what I'm about to say in the Bible, the opposite of proof is not error it is sin. Now the era is the baggage that comes with the sin. I'm not saying that a man does not have error. If he refuses truth, but why does he refuse truth. He refuses truth because of the sin that is in his heart Malik in Romans chapter 1 verse 18, listen to for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness not understand this and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness, delicate porthole wormhole means. It literally means you resist the truth, who smother the truth, who pulled back the truth and how do they hold back the truth, not in era but in unrighteousness. Why does a man not believe in God because belief in God means that he has to adjust his lifestyle, his lifestyle over here he is, he is unrighteousness over here is creation and conscience cancel creation conscience telling there's a God, his lifestyle says if I admit that I might have to change this so he's in a quandary between the two. If he turns this way. He turns from that. But if he turns this way. He turns from that.

So when he says I will resist the truth in unrighteousness.

Then when he turns this way.

He gets further from that and he goes away into the darkness, and his foolish heart is dark and the unbelief is the baggage that comes with the sin. Now I don't think is more graphically illustrated than in the book of second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses nine through 12. I want to listen to. I think some the most terrifying Scripture and all of the Bible. It speaks of the antichrist is coming, and is is even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all this evil will miss of unrighteousness in them that perish because Ellison they received not the love of the truth that they might be saying Allison verses 11 to 12 for this cause God shall send them strong delusion hold pastor God doesn't send anybody delusion. We better go back and read the Bible while earth would God send strong delusion will just continue to read that they should believe a lie cricket source doesn't God sends delusion and why does God send delusion that they should believe a lie. Why would God send a lie LOL let's continue to read and God shall send strong delusion, that they should believe a lie that they all might mean damn seems to get worse doesn't. God sends delusion. They believe a lie that they all might be damned. Why would God do that will continue read that they all might be damned who believed not the truth.

They had the truth they believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Truth truth from a true pleasure in sin and God's is all right.

That's what you want you want your sin, and with that sin, the baggage is delusion ally and damnation. We understand maybe I can illustrate this way as a man comes to building church last Sunday. I love offerings on never been here before and we are taking a love offering for Jesus goes away and he says hi. All they ever talk about is money and he goes well steam, and because the last time I'm going go down to the church all week about money money money.

That's a lie.

We told by Jesus here we go. By giving to Jesus and were glad to do but you see this man's problem is not the truth. He doesn't stop asking.

We preaching the truth. That's not his problem at all. He knows if you open the Bible is in the spirit of God. The truth is there, but his problem is his rotten greed disagree. That's why got so upset with so he leaves and he says I am never going back to church again about this problem there is between truth and non-Arabic truths, and green and so he chooses his greed. Now what happens. He's home on a Sunday morning several months from somebody knocks at the door he sitting there watching television, reading the sports page got a sixpack of embalming fluid whereby son and he's unshaven this amount some more wife and kids, all the churches by himself. There's a knock at the door. He opens the door. Mr. Job was false witnesses as to what you won't and a cut to the chase. They say we're here to tell you there is no hell, he says, coming, and he listens to them by telling a lie is a lie is to believe in. Why they received not the love of the truth. He had pleasure in unrighteousness.

For this reason God chose them strong delusion, that he should believe a lie that it might be damned about you listen to me, all people have sunlight. That's the revelation fact the refusal factor is a lie refused increases darkness. You don't jobs put truth all ice dam that hath shall be given to him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

By the way these people who are darkness really think that they are in the light.

If you would look in verse 22 professing themselves to be wise, they became everyone to think where the fools they may be a PhD in spiritual things. It stands for phenomenal worship. Science is a God rather than worshiping the God of science. They never ask out of this get in coming up tomorrow will hear part two of this important message but we would love to keep the conversation about Jesus going on our discovered Jesus page.

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