Saturday, June 5, 2010

                Is Jesus the Only Way to Heaven? – Entrusted with the Gospel

From J. Sidlow Baxter, twentieth century Australian pastor and theologian 
  • Fundamentally, our Lord's message was Himself. 
    He did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel. 
    He did not come merely to give bread; He said, "I am the bread". 
    He did not come merely to shed light; He said, "I am the light". 
    He did not come merely to show the door; He said, "I am the door". 
    He did not come merely to name a shepherd; He said, "I am the shepherd". 
    He did not come merely to point the way; He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life".
    • Baxter's Explore the Book (1987) p. 308. 
  • Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers.
    • Reported in Charlie Jones, Bob Kelly, The Tremendous Power of Prayer (2000) p. 46.
originally published 6/5/2010

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