Question
Isn’t it arrogant to say Jesus is the only way?
It is only arrogant if He did not rise. If He did, exclusivity is just honesty about a fact.
Every serious religion is exclusive somewhere. The ‘all paths’ claim is itself a rival religion. Jesus’ ‘I am the way’ is either true or false. The resurrection is how you test it. Arrogance is a tone. Exclusivity is a logic.
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Talking points
- You can hold a narrow gate with a wide welcome.
- The offense of the gospel should be the gospel, not your manners.
Say this
If I invented this, it would be arrogant. If Jesus walked out of the tomb, it is just reporting. I can be gentle about a hard truth. I cannot make it untrue to seem kind.
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”