Acts 4:12 "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved."
People today, don't like this absolute. Everything is gray in their worlds and in their minds, there is always an exception. They proclaim there is not absolute truth, ironically the statement itself, in order to be true, has to be absolutely true. The bible says that a double minded man is unstable in all of his ways (James 1:8). Because I insist on believing Scripture as it is written, I get called all sorts of names: rigid, intolerant, bigot, conservative, religious, hateful... Periodically, I will engage other professing Christians - these are actual things people have said to me:
"I believe there are many paths to God. I chose Jesus as mine but you can't say that Tibetan Monks or Mormons, who are better people than most Christians, are going to hell."
"I took Jesus as an insurance policy."
"I accepted Christ on my own terms."
We don't set ourselves up as the arbiter of anyone's salvation, but I'd say hedging your bets in this instance is not going to cut it. When I was a kid, I loved to dive - one thing I learned is that you could not do a dive half way, that was how you got really hurt. Salvation and faith in Christ is the same way, if you try and go half way you are doomed.
Diving Fail |
Here's the truth - you can't BS your way into Heaven. You either are or you are not. If you are not sure, please follow this link.
Lovers of Self - Day 1 - Rapture Index Score: 10 out of 10
Perplexities of Nations - Day 2 - Rapture Index Score: 8 out of 10
Mass Animal Deaths - Day 3 - Rapture Index Score: 7 out of 10
Revilers - Day 4 - Rapture Index Score: 8 out of 10
Signs in the Heavens - Day 5 - Rapture Index Score: 9 out of 10
Commotions - Day 6 - Rapture Index Score: 7 out of 10
Scoffers - Day 7 - Rapture Index Score: 10 of 1
Vexed Souls - Day 8 - Rapture Index Score: 10 of 10
Greed -Day 9 - Rapture Index Score: 8 of 10
Famine - Day 10 - Rapture Index Score: 8 of 10
Itching Ears- Day 11 - Rapture Index Score: 10 of 10
Rushing to and fro - Day 12 - Rapture Index Score: 10 of 10
Blind Eyes and Hard Hearts - Day 13 - Rapture Index Score: 9 of 10
Brutal Men - Day 14 - Rapture Index Score: 8 of 10
Wars and Rumors of Wars - Day 15 - Rapture Index Score: 9 of 10
Boasters - Day 16 - Rapture Index Score: 9 of 10
Messianic Jews - Day 17 - Rapture Index Score: 7 of 10
Demonic Activity - Day 18 - Rapture Index Score: 8 of 10
Lawlessness - Day 19 - Rapture Index Score: 9 of 10
Hedging Your Bets - Day 20 - Rapture Index Score: 9 of 10
Total to date: 173 out of 200 or 86.5%