Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way,
the same is a thief and a robber. John 10:1
What are some ways people try to get into Heaven without Jesus?
There are many ways people might think will work.
People who trust in any other god.
People who claim to believe in Him but still do their own thing.
People who do not put His word above their own opinions.
People who want forgiveness but refuse to forgive.
People who treat others poorly, without mercy for them.
They want mercy but do not give mercy.
There is not any other god who has the keys to the Kingdom.
Jesus’ name is above every name.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth,
and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11
I had a contractor agree to build me a carport.
When he finished, I was not able to park my car in the carport.
He said there was plenty of room, but there was not according to the floor area.
I had specifics that needed to be respected.
He disregarded those and built it how he wanted and did not carefully measure to make sure my car would fit.
It does not matter how nice it looks, if my car cannot fit in there, it is not what we agreed upon.
He can tell me how he had to change plans due to what the Building Department required,
but if I was not aware, he did not use the proper methods.
All his methods are irrelevant if I do not get what I want as a customer.
I have had many assistants over the years.
When you, as a boss, ask for a certain task to be completed,
if the assistant choses to do things their way and disregards your wishes, that can be problematic.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6
It has to be Jesus’ way because He is the way.
We can’t just do what we want and then expect God to follow along.
Each word in the Bible is there to help us to follow Jesus and to understand His ways.
We have our ways of thinking, but if our words do not align with God’s word,
or if we refuse to put God’s word above our own thoughts, we may be denied entry.
Jesus is the Only Way to the Father.