
Kerry Lytle
June 28, 2025
John 14:6 New King James Version
"Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’"
The Christian faith says that there is only one way to heaven, and that way is through Jesus Christ. This belief is based on the idea that Jesus is "the way, the truth, and the life," and that no one can come to God the Father except through him.
The Bible teaches that there is no other way to salvation than through Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself says in John 14:6 (NKJV), “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” We need to understand that He is the way, as in the one and only way.
He said His words are life (John 6:63). He promised that those who believe in Him will have eternal life (John 3:14–15). No one else can truly claim those titles. And He warns, those who teach a false gospel, of their fate in Matthew 7:21-23.
Many people think they can make their own way. This is the essence of sin in the first place — trusting our way more than God’s way. Whether it be by service or good work, a lot of people think there are other ways to heaven.
Jesus is the only way to heaven for several reasons. First and foremost, He is the only way to heaven because He is the only one who came from heaven (John 3:13). He is the heaven-sent, unique Son of God. He is God in the flesh (John 1:1, 14). Jesus was “chosen by God” to be the Savior (1 Peter 2:4). He is the only person to have lived a perfect human life (Hebrews 4:15). He is the only sacrifice for sin (1 John 2:2; Hebrews 10:26). He alone fulfilled the law and the prophets (Matthew 5:17). He is the only man to have conquered death forever (Hebrews 2:14–15). He is the only man whom God has “exalted . . . to the highest place.
God’s word came true, and God came to earth the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:14, 29). Jesus eventually died in our place so that we could again enjoy an unbroken relationship with God. The Bible says, “…God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself…” (2 Corinthians 5:19, NLT) and “He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21, KJV)
If mankind could have reached God any other way, then Jesus would not have had to die. His death illustrates the fact that there is no other way.
But the story doesn’t end at the cross and with Jesus’ death. Jesus came back from the dead, demonstrating that He was and is the one whom He claimed to be. (Romans 1:4,) the unique Son of God and the only way by which a person can have a personal relationship with God.
No one, regardless of reputation, achievement, special knowledge, or personal holiness, can come to God the Father except through Jesus.
There is only one way to heaven and that is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. “…If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9, NKJV)
So, do not look for other "better" ways to heaven, there is only one way: Jesus!