WHY JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO UNION WITH GOD"


  "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE"...John 14:6a

Why Jesus is the Only Way to Union with God

Almost everyone has heard that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except by Him. And no one can come to him, unless the Father draws them; but they must come to the Father through the example, teachings, and help of Christ, including the mystical missing cross. But make no mistake, he is not a license to continue in an unholy lifestyle; whatever label people claim, they must be holy to have any part of him. "Christians" who claim they can live an ungodly life on the technicality that they call Christ "Lord," or have been immersed in water, are a stumbling block to any thinking soul; and they besmirch his Holy Name. To be Lord, his Spirit or Love must control our thoughts, words, and actions; replacing the Spririt of flesh that controls our thoughts, words, and actions. (You tender hearted souls, who thought he was, but still wish him to be your Lord, will find encouragement on how your faith can still bring you to him and his Kingdom, below on this page.)

His teachings are the ultimate in the way to become holy and become one with God; i.e., he said:
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsake not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple. Luke 14,v33
And whosoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Luke 14,v27
He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 10,v39

Of all the guides and teachers in history, Christ stands far above in holiness and perfection. His death on the cross is the physical example that we must spiritually follow to find God, to have God dwell in us, to be with God, to have union with Christ and the Father, while on earth, and to live with Him now and forever.

Some may not know that Christ created the universe. Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. "For by him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together - so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself (God the Father) all things, whether things on earth or in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." Col.1,v14-20 Jesus was not a man of war like Mohammed and Krishna; nor was Jesus just another man like Buddha who became enlightened. He walked the earth as a man, but before and after his earthly life, he reigned in the heavens, King of the Angels, creator of all things, including the heavens and earth and all in it. Although he ruled the heavens, he stripped himself of his glory and godhood to humble himself, becoming human form to dwell in a tabernacle of flesh; so that he could reconcile man back to the Father through love; the ultimate gift, his life, for the errant children of his creation. But he seeks to reconcile as first fruits, only those followers who wish to become like him, in union with him - because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

John says: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men..The true light that gives light to every man coming into the world." John 1,v1-9. So the Light is Christ. The Light that many meditation-based religions seek.

So, since he created us, it stands to reason that he is the one to reconcile us back to himself and to the Father. But the Father is logical. He doesn't just make a rule unless it is necessary. I can accept the rule, but I always wondered why good people from other faiths were not able to be "saved." Somehow it just didn't seem fair when people from other faiths often exhibited far more peace, less materialism, and more wisdom than 'christians.'

Let me share with you what I have been told in my meditations:

First, remember Christ is the light that enlightens all men. Remember the Spirit of God has been poured out on all mankind. So, people from some other faiths can get very spiritual in meditation; like all men, they have the spirit within them chained down waiting for liberation from prison. They can become far more enlightened and more spiritual than "christians" of the various "christian" deficit sects. Often they reject materialism, they are more loving, more peaceful, they tend to be more giving, call for more holiness from their believers, and are more respectful of God. They find Jesus to be unacceptable because of the lifestyle of the typical "christian." As reported, when Gandhi was asked why he couldn't accept Jesus, he said, "I too will become a Christian, when I meet a Christian like Jesus."

The Light in all men, which is the only teacher anyone needs, will eventually reveal its' identity as Christ to some such individuals in their meditations. They then have the choice whether to accept him or not. Unfortunately they usually decline because of their loyalty to the teachings of their faith and because of the poor record of 'christians' around them and throughout history. They may live a very peaceful life where they don't judge good vs. evil, but they are stuck there. They cannot get to total union with God, unless they accept Christ - the only way to be carried over the chasm. Rejecting Christ, they have thrown the proverbial baby out with the dirty bath water. They have rejected Christ because of "churchianity." So if he reveals himself to you, this is not the Jesus of the deficit sects, who claim him as an excuse for an unholy lifestyle, but this is the Light, Christ. He said, I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Christ has all power in heaven and earth.

Christ said to, "pray that you will have the strength to stand before the Son of Man." It refers to conviction. While sitting quietly waiting on the Lord, (meditation), which is necessary to attain purity, the Light shows you the evil that is in your heart. Your tendency is to deny it and to run from the light which shows you your condition. Christ is your excuse for the unholy thing you are, and your lifeline to stay or "stand," (not flee). You can't do it without him; it is too humiliating to accept without knowing that he died to be your savior and helper; he says PEACE, don't worry. He is your pass for being the way you are as you seek his help to change. So without the knowledge of a friend and savior, your meditations only go so far, because you draw back in fear of yourself compared to God.

So, if you are meditating, and you see something ugly about yourself, don't draw back; recognize it is the Light showing you your condition, and it is doing this to help you be rid of it and become a better person; and that Christ has died for you so that you need not panic and draw away, but remain to focus on the Light that shows you your condition; you too can claim his help by just believing in his name. And then, just when you don't expect it, strength will come; and whatever you have been shown, you will have strength to be different from then on.

See Meditations for details on the lost way to union with God.

With love and sorrow I must say that if you are a 'christian' and have not died to self on the missing cross, at judgment you too will flee. Without having mortified the deeds and habits of the flesh, you have no part of Him; and when you see yourself contrasted to what he wanted you to become, you will flee and feel betrayed by you ministers, teachers, priest, and pastors . For without holiness, none shall see God. Hebrews 12,v14 You were sold a false grace. You have been cheated from knowing that you could live in the Kingdom of Heaven within you, while on earth, which does not come with visible signs; instead they lied, telling you the world is going to be destroyed, and everyone is going to die but you and other "believers."

So that I am not the only purveyor of disappointment, remember Jesus said in Matthew 7,v22: "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity." To be known by Him, you have to sit quietly so that he, the Light and the Word, can teach you about himself and search you heart to show you your condition; and then change you to become like Him.

But if you are tender, this fleeing does not have to happen to you. Your faith can still save you. Do not fear, you can experience the joy of real fellowship with Christ. I am not recruiting for any sect. I seek no followers; you have no need of any teacher but Christ. I do not want your money. Everything on this site is free. Nothing is for sale. I only want you to know the freedom from the distress of sin. I want you to know that you can be so filled with love, that you go through the rest of you life obsessed with loving others and loving God. You can be full of joy and peace. You can know the Father. You can become pure in heart and see God. You can have the Kingdom of God and the glorious Christ established in your heart. But, you must pick up you cross daily and crucify your flesh's affections and lusts, to be with Christ. Be of good courage and have faith, for the cross is light and easy. The cross simply is :

you sit quietly in meditation every day- a cross to your will
you obey his commands that you hear in meditation - a cross to your will
you admit and regret what the Light shows your condition to be - a cross to your will
If you've arrived at this site, still curious why Jesus is the only way, I have a challenge for you. Pick up a Bible (or click) and read the book of Matthew; it won't take long. If you've been seeking, it will ring beyond true. If you like it, read the book of John next. I believe you will find Christ's teachings so superior to anything you have read, that you will want to learn more; this happened to me.

The "christians" of today are not examples of his teachings. The different deficit sects fight over the interpretation of the recorded words of the saints, without seeking the same Spirit that spoke the words; as he told me, "they fight over the husks, without discovering the grain."

Instead look through the rest of this site, including Coming out of the World, Meditation, and Christian Freedom; and read the main attraction on this site, the Letters and Journal of George Fox, the original Quaker, who in the 17th century in England led hundreds of thousands to holiness and oneness with God; this people exhibited their moral ethnicity while they testified against all the "deficit sects" of christiandom as Godless. And they were reviled and persecuted for it; Just as Jesus predicted would happen to his true followers! Christ came so we could be one, with Him and the Father, on the earth in this life; so we could enjoy the Kingdom of Heaven here and now, after we go to him for his purification. He did not come to be a justification for continuing a Godless life on a technicality.

No, he wants us to come to him so he can show us our condition; and by us repenting and obeying his commands, he purifies us until he and the Father come to establish their Kingdom in our hearts and dwell in us as our Lord and God, all by grace:

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2, v11-14

You might be asking, how could this be true? Everyone believes that there is nothing I have to do but believe in Jesus, and maybe get baptized in water. The answer is in the Bible; countless examples in the history of Israel where they forgot the requirements of righteousness and became comfortable in their flesh. In cycles, a prophet would arise, point out their universal error and then get persecuted or killed; then they got punished, they repented and lived correctly; they drifted back into a false religion. The same thing happened in the early church. After a few hundred years, the false doctrines became universal. Then 1200 years later, the Quakers arose to reestablish the true church of Christ; then the Quakers devolved into a deficit sect in the early 1800's. Read George Fox's Journal, and you will know for sure; just as they were surrounded by godless deficit sects, so are we today in an age of prevalent apostasy: false prophets, wolves in sheep's clothing, blind guides, minster's asking for your money, countless thousands of blind ministers taught by colleges instead of Christ, millions of blind followers in the ditch, and the missing cross. In response to a question, would many be saved? Christ said, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many will go in there: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few will find it." Paul said, "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (quaking)." So salvation is not as easy as you have been led to believe. You have been unintentionally misled. Your blind guides were also misled by their blind teachers. It is easy to go with the herd; but beware, for Paul said, They that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Christ is eager to help you enter by the narrow gate and for you to receive his Kingdom; but you must go to him. You must go to Him for the purpose of loosing your fleshly life to gain your spiritual life; to attain purity through his grace and your faith in the power of the true gospel, the power of the cross, and the power of his name, Jesus Christ; all the power of God. Remember, all things work together for good for those who love God, to them who are called according his purpose. You have nothing to worry about. Even the things you did wrong in your life, worked to bring you to God, to be reunited with Him, to learn to love, to learn of God's love for you, to love God, to be loved by God, to become a son of love, to become love too. If you love Him, you will seek Him by going to him and getting quiet to hear his very soft voice. "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46 v10 Be a part of restoring his Holy name within the world.





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