Lee Strobel: Jesus is the Only Way to God | River City Christian

Sunday, February 11, 2018
Lee Strobel
Jesus is the Only Way to God

River City Christian

[monabram]

This is one of the people who brought me to God. Through his diligent research as an ex-atheist he completely blew my mind not only as an ex-atheist, but because of all of the factual information he uncovered. 😇🤗❤🙏

[bluewaters]

Excellent sermon. I could listen to him for hours. He makes it all clear and inviting .
Jesus, thank you fir what you've done in my life. Help me to serve you.

[berth]

this is fantastic! Praise Jesus Christ.

[hiramcooper]

I truly enjoyed this talk by Lee Strobel numerous times and will probably watch it many more times. Glory be to God

[jimhardee]

This is the truth spoken in love so that all that would hear will come to a saving faith in The Lord Jesus. Thank you and may God bless you Lee Strobel.

[damianwhite]

Mister Lee, you sir, are a dude of high standing. You are a genius, a wonder, a gentlemen and a scholar supreme

[mrsheehy]

Great sermon. Thanks so much for posting this!

[cooperroberts]

3:44
4:48 3 great myths
5:50 But...
7:17 Works
9:34 Different teachings
13:46 Truth is relative
19:36 Intolerance
25:51 What about people who've never heard
28:02 Story
28:52 God is scrupulously just
29:54 No one

[hiramcooper]

Jesus Was Born Incarnate

Jesus was born incarnate to a young Jewish virgin, lived a sin free life, was illegally persecuted and then crucified on a cross on Calvary. He arose three days later defeating death and ascended into Heaven where He sits at the right hand of God.

Jesus met with 515 people after His resurrection in a dozen different occasions over a period of about 40 days before He ascended into Heaven.

Jesus knew He was entering the world to be the final and ultimate sacrifice for the sin of mankind. His body had been divinely prepared by God specifically for that purpose. Jesus was going to die for the sins of the world, and He knew it. Moreover, He was doing it willfully and joyfully.

Jesus came to earth to reveal God to mankind and teach truth. He came to fulfill the Law and offer His kingdom to mankind. He came to show us how to live. He came to reveal God’s love. He came to bring peace. He came to heal the sick. He came to minister to the needy.

He was raised in a family who didn't believe in His divinity. He had six half-brothers and two or three half-sisters who didn't believe in His divinity until after His resurrection.

What gets me is demons knew His divinity but many men and women of His time didn't.

I presume Mary and Joseph knew His divinity. But in Luke 2:49-50 [NKJV] “He said to them, [His earthly parents] “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”

This makes me wonder, did they not understand Jesus' divinity?

"But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)

Luke 3:23 states that Jesus was "about 30 years of age" at the start of his ministry.

The four Gospels record 37 miracles of Jesus, with Mark's Gospel recording the most. Three New Testament words refer to Jesus's miraclesas power, signs, and wonder. Every miracle of Jesus served a specific purpose in God's plan of salvation for humankind.

Jesus' miracles were followed by Jesus forgiving the individuals of their sins and commanding they sin no more. Many of Jesus' miracles were not identified. No other religious leader forgave mankind of their sins.

29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

“Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which were not recorded in the Bible.

But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:29-31 KJV)

Our sins separate us from God, and there’s nothing we can do to make things right. So, we need someone to save us from our sins and make us acceptable to God. That someone is Jesus Christ. “Neither is there salvation in any other: for among men there is given no other Name under heaven, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12 GNV)

That’s why God sent Jesus to earth. Jesus’ death on the cross paid for every wrong we’ve ever committed or will commit in the future. Jesus made it possible for us to have a relationship with God the Father. We are sinner from birth and need help, Jesus Christ is that help, our only hope.

Therefore by the deeds of the law (Ten Commandments) no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law our sins are recognized not saved.

We must confess (repent) of our sins and iniquities before Jesus Christ, at the foot of the cross daily.

Jesus said in Matthew 28:19, to His disciples that: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”

I will not stand before The Great White Throne of God, my sins have been cleansed by Jesus Christ's crucifixion on the cross. And I am clothed in the righteousness of Christ of all my sins and iniquities before-today, today and forever.

I Love Jesus Christ and despite of the fact that I'm human and I fail Him daily, I pick up my cross daily and follow Him. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He was crucified on the cross where He died for my sins and inequities and that He rose again on the 3rd day to give me a way through salvation and sanctification, known and unknown. He loves me dearly and has forgiven me of my sins and inequities. His Word says that if I deny Him before men, He will deny me before His Father.

Following, I believe are the greatest verses in God's Word. "But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 NKJV)

I am a Christ-follower and live in the Kingdom of God on earth in Jesus Christ, my Lord, Savior and Leader. I have faith and trust in the grace and mercy of God for eternal life for my soul in Heaven when I pass from this life into paradise.

I proclaim this openly to the world, that I am sinner, that I am sorry for my sins and iniquities and repent of my sins and iniquities and receive Jesus Christ by faith into my heart, mind and soul as my Lord, Savior and Leader. I openly confess Him as Lord from this moment on, I want to follow Him, I pledge to obey Him daily, and read His word. I will include those in my prayers who are lost and have chosen to deny God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ declared: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6 NKJV)

I am in the “Lamb's Book of Life” and will not face “The Great White Throne of God” judgment which leads to Hell.

Jesus said: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and lean on Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matthew 11:28-29 KJV)

I believe God has accepted me and I'm not worried about the “The Great White Throne” judgment of God. I know that one day I will go to spend a glorious and engrossing eternity with God, Jesus Christ and other believing Christians who are in Heaven.

Jesus loves me unconditionally, and voluntarily and joyfully died on the cross on Calvary for my past, present and future sins, that's the heart of Christianity and why I am a Christian and not any other religion.

The grace and glory be to God. God bless

[susanhinrichs]

The major thing missing here is that Jesus requires repentance and baptism for the forgiveness of sins, so that the believer can walk in new life going forward. Why does the speaker not include this Jesus says this many times in the Bible.

[jamestruett]

The Way that you call path is walking in the Way of love revealed by the truth given acknowledging to in the gospel verse bearing witness to the truth you found as you repented by asking yourself: why do I do the sin or anger I do?

[valentino]

The Shroud of Turin is Gods gift to unbelievers and for people that need proof physical proof.

[edgarmorales]

When Jesus said: I am the way, the truth, and the life; Jesus was stating the truth. God, or the force of Love that animates all of life; is the way, the truth, and the life.

Jesus was not speaking personally about himself. What Jesus meant is that Love is the way to live, Love is the truth, and Love is the way to eternal life; not in the sense of heaven, but as a way to know yourself as the eternal being that you are.

When you know yourself as Love, you know yourself as God. God, the I am that is within Jesus, is the same God that is within everyone.

The spirit that is within Jesus is also within everyone. God is the same in everyone, and God's name is Love.

[jamestruett]

Yes Jesus is the Way the truth and the life, BUT ONLY THE TEACHER teaches how to walk in the Way see Isa.30:20-21, 25 this end time prophecy has already been fulfilled and moone but this teaching prophet is teaching it.

[RenewalCreations]

Why in the WORLD did they change their name? It has always been First Cov.

[priscillajervey]

Lee, you know that I am so theologially illiterate that I actually thought when James, john and Peter was on the Mt. of Transfigeration with Jesus and the cloud covered them and a voice spoke from the cloud and stated..."this is my son the one I approve and love...LISTEN TO HIM!" Do you know I am so dumb I thought that was God the Father speaking. Oh, please pray for me Lee, I have been so mislead by Scriptures, Please help me see the truth of your belief. I just thought God had a son, since he is called "God the Father." Was God called the Father in the OT?? I am so confused after all everyone knows that the Word in John 1:1 means Jesus although it just say The Word. But then that doesn't matter, everyone can make it say what they want. But, well being so dumb of the Bible as I am, I just thought it meant God's word was with Him. You know like in the beginning when God spoke the world into being. But since He is really Jesus....Oh goodness this is so confusing for poor dumb me.Just pray for me Lee, as I have so misunderstood what almost all Christians already know-Jesus is the one Almighty God. God never had a son! God IS the Son Jesus!! Praise the Lord now I seethe light!! I Jesus (being God) is the only way to God???!!???!!??

[SONshineAcreshomestead]

I agree with what you say Lee. However, what you say is 110% against the core teachings of Calvinism. I know Calvinists who bought into Calvinism so deeply that they sin horrific sins and justify it that they cannot change what was predestined. How can you reach someone who is a consistent Calvinist? And did you ever do an in-depth study on the core teachings of Calvinism like you did on the case for Christ? If yes could you send me the like to it Lee?

[cnault]

"Jesus is the Only Way to God"

The Hindus would disagree with you, and their religion & holy books are a lot older than Christianity and the Bible.

And Hindus have shown the same amount of evidence for the existence of their deities as the Christians have shown for their deity.

[priscillajervey]

Lee do you think God will forgive me for not believing he is really Jesus in the flesh and died on the cross for me??. I have read my Bible all wrong. I thought that Jesus was made a high priest by God, and that God exalted him to his right hand in heaven. I even believed that Jesus was the second/last Adam according to Paul.I didn't know that God was second to the first man he created - Adam. I even believed the Bible when Jesus is referenced as a man - a human. Do you know that the demons even told Jesus they knew he was the Son of God on four different occasions in the Gospels. Boy were they fooled, Ha ha!
And did I get it wrong when Paul on the road to Demasus was stricken down and asked "Who are you Lord?" And Jesus asked "why are you persecuting me Paul?" Paul was a Jew, yet he was persecuting God .Boy did I misunderstand that verse! If only I was as smart as you Lee, I have been misreading my Bible so badly. I really thought God...the Father had a son. I didn't realize Jesus was God himself. I have really done such damage to myself. Please pray for me Lee.

[priscillajervey]

So Jesus is fully God and fully man you say. You sure could have fooled me, Wow!! In he Luke birth narrative the angel
Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a son, and his Name would be Jesus and he was the Son of the most high! Did Mary give birth to both Jesus and God at the same time? Was Gabriel lying to Mary?? Goodness have I read my Bible wrong and all along I thought by reading Jon 3:16 God clearly stated he loved the world so much he SENT his "only" begotten son. Wow I must not understand the Bible at all, poor misguided me. I always read that Jesus prayed to God....the Father...in heaven.I did not know that Jesus and God was the same entity.