Friday, March 4, 2011

One Way? Really?

So here's the question?
Does "ONE WAY" really mean one way?

And here's the answer.
Based on the reaction of one of Montgomery's Finest, we'll call him Officer Meanface, I would say the answer is most definitely yes. Not only that, I believe I can say categorically, and without hesitation, that when a "ONE WAY" sign is posted, they are to be taken seriously. Dead serious. I will not discuss how much the fine was, but let's just say I didn't eat Taco Bell for the next few weeks. That's serious!

There has recently been much discussion, in certain circles, about the nature of heaven and hell, including who goes there, how one reserves themselves a spot, and why it matters. Although much could be said, and much has been said by others much wiser than I, I would like to share two thoughts regarding the discussion.

First...
Isaiah 53:6 - "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way..."
Each of us, meaning every human to ever live, is going a certain way. Sadly, it's the wrong way. The Bible is clear, we are all traveling the wrong way and there are dire consequences. Proverbs 16:25 says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." We will pay eternally for our ill-fated drive down the wrong way. Yes, it's sad. Yes, it sounds harsh. But actually, it's no harsher, in terms of fairness, than the punishment I received from Officer Meanface. I was going the wrong way! It's what I deserved.

Second...
John 14:6 - "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
The only way to God, the ONE WAY that will keep us from the justified punishment of God, the only way for us to experience abundant life now and eternal life later, is through Jesus Christ. Through His sinless life, substitutionary death on the cross and glorious resurrection, Jesus has taken our debt. In Christ, we are right with God. No more Meanface! Colossians 2:13-15 says, "And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him."

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