The Only Way
Hey, y'all! It's Tay :)
This chapter was supposed to be up during the week, but Wattpad on my phone was acting up... and I didn't wanna go on my computer #ZoomFatigue. Probably not the best excuse, but here I am (finally).
Now this chapter may offend, encourage, or reassure you. Whatever you feel, please know I only want to share life-saving TRUTH with each of you. I don't know all the theology and doctrine, but I will share my heart. So please be nice :')
I was asked this question a couple weeks ago regarding how to know if Christianity is the only true religion. This question was on my mind pretty much everyday, but soon morphed into something else I think really hits the root. The question in my mind became this: Is Christianity the only way?
In this day and age, every soul is scrambling to find ways to satisfy deep desires. There is a longing for something more that this world simply cannot provide. Because of this, we have come up with many ways to try and get back to the place our souls truly want. This has spawned the idea of religious pluralism. Essentially, this is the harmonious coexistence of religions where each religion is believed to be equally capable of sharing truth.
While reading about this, something just did not sit well with me. How can all these VERY different belief systems offer truth? And with society pushing "your truth is your truth", is everything true?
No.
This is the world's way of avoiding conflict between beliefs and silencing a much more powerful truth. This truth is LIFE-CHANGING, CHAIN-BREAKING, and OH-SO-GOOD for our souls. We crave it and we deny it every single day. Personally, the further I turn from it, the worse I feel. No person and nothing outside of it can give you the freedom, love, and hope that it offers.
This is the simple truth that JESUS is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14:6). There is no way back to God except through Him and the sacrifice He made on our behalf.
Y'all, this is radical truth. This is the basis of Christianity and I believe it sets Christianity apart from all the other world views out there. Christianity is more about relationship than it is about religion. I'm not talking about the new fancy stuff society comes up and calls "Christianity". I'm talking about the pure way of life where we become more like Christ by grace and through faith in His sacrifice (Ephesians 2:8). It a personal relationship that our souls CRAVE, not further separation and division resulting from us turning to our own flawed selves. Everything else is about rules and regulations, but a life with Christ about communing with Him.
You can bring Him your shame, and He will turn it to glory.
You can bring Him your brokenness, and He will make you whole again.
You can bring Him your weakness, and His strength with be made perfect.
Walking with Christ is something you do not have to do alone. There is fellowship with other believers. I promise you that. That is my prayer for each of you. And even if you don't ever repent and turn to Christ, I pray you get to experience even just a glimpse of His love from people around you.
As I always say, He is ready for you. His arms are wide open to take you in as you are. That's the beauty of Christianity and it's one of the reasons why I wholeheartedly believe this is the only way. There is something about being able to go to Him at the end of the day and not feel shameful because of my mistakes. There is no ceremonial cleansing needed to stand in His presence. Y'all, He will take you in and wash you with His perfect love. You don't have to talk to Him at a certain time in a certain way. No, He just wants to hear you as much as you want to here from Him.
Y'all, you are so loved. I wish I could hug each of you and tell you that, but I hope a virtual hug will do. Haha!
I really hope this chapter rekindled some old flames or sparked some sort of interest. Let me know in the comments or send me a private message.
Love y'all so much!!!!
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