How do I obtain my salvation and
What about those who never heard of Yeshua?

Ok, so now we should have a better idea of who G-d is . Now let’s learn about the three steps to what is commonly called G-d’s plan of salvation, or in modern terms being “atoned”, “saved”, or “born again” .

1) We need to recognize we have sinned and our need to get right with G-d.

2) We need to repent  (think differently, change our mind, regret and turn away from our sins, change our conduct.)

3) We need to receive Yeshua. (Accepting His death and resurrection as G-d’s final atoning sacrifice for our sins).

Yeshua said in John 14:6  "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.

WAIT A MINUTE! How about all the people in the world whose culture is different and they never even hear about Yeshua. What happens to them? Aren’t the other religions all pointing to the same G-d, just in their own way? What, we‘ve got an exclusive on G-d? 

When our youngest son went off to college he called me narrow minded and challenged me with this same question. So here is what I said to him. (Remember we Jews answer questions with our own questions).

“What kind of a G-d would we have if He allowed us all to choose from man-made religions that all disagree with one another? How could you ever really be sure? Does this sound like a loving G-d to do this to us?” 

Then I told him, “You’re in college, go ask some of your Hindu, or Muslim, or Buddhist friends this question; Ask them if they are absolutely sure they will achieve nirvana or go to paradise when they die. What you will find is that they will all say something about their hope, and their imperfections being a barrier. They have no assurance because their salvation depends upon their own merit. I asked him as a Jew, was he sure he would make it to heaven. And you know what he had the guts to say to me? ‘All Jews go to heaven, we don’t need a mediator, we’re the chosen people!’” And I’m narrow minded?! (By the way our son is now a believer.)

Is it Ok to believe that all well meaning, sincere Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, etc . who worship from the depths of their hearts will all get to heaven? Yes, of course it’s Ok to believe that . So what’s the problem then? Believing something doesn’t make it true any more than failing to believe truth makes it false . If you step out onto an ice covered pond and the ice is too thin, no matter how much you believe, you had better wear scuba gear . But if you step out onto very thick ice, it doesn’t matter how little belief or faith you have, that ice will hold you . When G-d told the Israelites to put the blood on the doorposts of their homes (Passover story in Exodus 12:13 ), this was the ONLY way to save their first-born sons .   Do you think they all believed it? No-way! Yet all who did it were atoned .   Even the non-Jews who believed and obeyed G-d saw their sons live . Notice again that it is the blood that saved them .

Facts are facts, regardless of how many people agree or disagree. After all, you’d have to have been an idiot not to agree with everyone when they said the sun revolves around the earth, and that the earth was flat. I mean come on, who couldn’t see that! Yet everyone believed something that was false. Did that make it true?

Islam says that Yeshua did not die and come back from the dead . Messianic Judaism and Christianity say He did . One of these religions is wrong .   Buddha, contrary to popular belief, never claimed to be deity, and his followers don’t believe in a personal god . In fact, he was agnostic, and questioned whether G-d even existed . Hindus believe in three major gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Siva and literally millions of lesser gods . Muslims believe in one god, named Allah . Jews and Christians believe in one G-d, the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob . So who is right?  

But you say we live in a world that demands tolerance. You are right. However, tolerance must be clearly understood. Truth, by its very nature, is intolerant of error. As an example, gravity is a truth whether you believe it or not. You can take all the opinion polls you want about gravity. In fact you could get everyone on the planet to agree to suspend gravity for one hour, but I’ll bet you still wouldn’t take just one step off a tall building. We all know deep inside there is only one truth and everything else is false.  Yes, we should be tolerant of other points of view, but not to the point of being forced to agree that all points of view are equally valid, especially those that are contradictory. That would be nonsense.

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