| 耶穌是通往上帝唯的的路嗎？答案在聖經裏──上帝的話──可以找到：「除祂（耶穌）以外別無拯救，因為在天下人間，沒有賜下別的名，我們可以靠著得救。」（徒四：12）耶穌自己也說：「我就是道路、真理、生命，若不藉著我，沒有人能到父那裏去。」（約十四：6） 道路 「我就是道路……若不藉著我，沒有人能到父那裏去。」耶穌不止指出通往上帝的途徑，這句話的意思更表明：祂是那唯一的途徑，人只有藉著祂，才能與天父上帝建立個人的關係。 基督徒常說：「耶穌是唯一的救主」，意思是說，所有的人──包括基督徒、佛教徒、不可知論者──都一樣，都需要救贖，因為我們都無法達到上帝完全的標準；事實上，不論我們個人對生命所持的標準是什麼，也鮮有人達到那個理想。 基督教的聖經宣告一件事：我們不能做到的，上帝藉著耶穌基督為我們做到了！宗教信仰是人類為尋找神所築的路。而耶穌基督是神自己來尋找人所造的橋。 基督教最獨特的地方是，上帝藉著耶穌成為人的樣式，為我們而死，白白赦免我們的罪，使我們因此在祂中成為義人。救恩是不靠自己取得的，乃是上帝賜的禮物，因此沒有人可以誇口說：「我靠著做……得救了！」當我們信靠耶穌基督，並與祂建立個人的關係，我們就得救了。 真理 耶穌另一個獨特的宣告是：「我就是真理」。有人覺得耶穌太專斷、偏狹了，各種型式的宗教不都應相互接納、包容嗎？不過，包容也是有限度的；每個人都可以有自己的觀點，但包容不同的意見並不表示所有的意見都同樣真確。如果二加二等於四，我們就不能說二加二也可以等於七。堅持正確的答案並不是「專斷、偏狹」。 大部分的宗教信仰在本質上是泛神的；他們認為上帝（或神性）存在一切事物中，上帝與宇宙是同等的。但聖經卻告訴我們，有一位無限的造物者，祂所創造的萬物與祂之間在本質上截然不同。以上兩種說法不可能並立。聖經也說，耶穌基督是神的兒子，祂死後三天復活；但回教徒否定這點。兩種說法也不可能同時都對。虔誠的態度是重要的，但虔誠並不就代表真理。 生命 耶穌也說：「我就是生命！」這又是一項獨一無二的宣告。許多人說：「我的宗教有卓越的教訓。」從孔子以來，所有偉大的導師，包括耶穌，都教訓人：「你希望別人怎樣待你，你也要怎樣待人。」但是只有耶穌不止頒佈道德理想，祂更賜給我們活出這種理想的力量。 基督教並不勸人行善以自救。上帝乃是藉著祂的靈賜給我們新生命，將我們從罪惡和死亡的輪迴中釋放出來。（羅八：2） 耶穌以上的三個權威性宣告聽起來似乎過於大膽。但也只有耶穌曾具體的將使人得自由的真理活出來。祂有資格說：「我就是真理」嗎？如果祂錯了，祂就是騙子；不然，祂就真是那獨一無二的救主。 我相信祂是真正的教主！祂的教訓是超卓的；祂的死和復活更是史無前例的。「祂曾死過，又活了，直活到永永遠遠。」（啟一：18） 如果耶穌真是道路、真理和生命，祂就配得我們將生命完全奉獻。祂是通往上帝唯一的路──要不然就什麼都不是。對你來說，祂是什麼呢？ 若你願意相信耶穌，你可以這樣禱告：「親愛的耶穌基督，我相信你是上帝的兒子，在十字架上為人類而死，為要赦免我的罪，賜給我新的生命，現在求你進入我心中，作我的人生的主，奉耶穌的名，阿們。」（阿們的意思是誠心所願） Is Jesus Christ the only way to God? The answer can be found in the Bible, God’s Word. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be save”(Acts 4:12). Jesus Himself said, ”I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”(John 14:6) The Way Jesus did not just claim to show the way to God. He said, “I am the way…No one comes to the Father except through Me.” In other words, He claims to be the one and only way to a personal relationship with God as Father. When a Christian says that Jesus is the only way, he’s saying that all people─Christians, Buddhists, or agnostics─are in the same fix. We have all failed God’s perfect standards. And actually, by whatever standard we live, we have all failed our own ideals. The claim of Biblical Christianity is that God has done for us through Jesus Christ what we cannot do for ourselves. Religion is man trying to get to God; Jesus Christ is God building a bridge to man. The one really unique thing about Christianity is that God became man, died for us, and now freely offers us forgiveness and righteousness. Salvation is not something we achieve. It is something we receive as a gift. Otherwise it would be arrogant to say, “I have been saved.” We are saved when we trust in Jesus and begin a personal relationship with Him. The Truth Jesus made another unique claim: “I am the truth.” Some today would call Him intolerant, for many worship at the shrine of tolerance. But even tolerance has limits. People are entitled to their own viewpoint, but tolerance cannot mean that all points of view are equally true. If two plus two is four, the total cannot also be seven. It is not intolerant to say that only one answer is correct. Most eastern religions are pantheistic. They say that God is everything, that God and the universe are identical. The Bible, on the other hand, speaks of the infinite personal Creator who made all things separate from and outside Himself. Both views cannot be right. Christians also say Jesus is the Son of God who died and rose from the dead. Muslims deny these claims. Both cannot be right. Sincerity is important. But sincerity does not guarantee truth. The Life Jesus also claimed, “I am the life.” In this, too, He is unique. Many people say, “My religion is the golden rule.” From Confucius on, great teachers─including Jesus─have taught that we should do for others what we want others to do for us. But only Jesus offers, not merely a set of ideals, but the power to live as we should. Christianity is not a do-it-yourself proposition. It is God offering to give us the life-giving power of His Spirit, to free us from the vicious cycle of sin and death (Romans 8:2) The claims of Jesus may sound authoritative, staggering. Jesus alone claimed to embody the truth that sets men free. Was He correct when He said, “I am the truth”? If not, He is a liar. If so, He is unique. I believe He is unique! He is unique in His teaching. He is unique in His death and resurrection. He is the only one to die, come back physically, and live today (Revelation 1:18) If Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, then He deserves our total commitment. He is the only way to God─or He is nothing. What is He to you? Leighton Ford
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