“No one comes to the Father, but by me” (Jn 14:6).
How important it is that we Christians never relativize, let alone deny, this affirmation! These are words spoken by the Son of God at the command of our heavenly Father, and they are therefore an invitation to all humanity. Those who think that the Sacrifice of the Lord can be set aside and that every religion will find its own way to God are mistaken. Whoever holds this view has not understood the Christian faith, because our Father wants us to come to Him through His Son. It was He who prepared the way for us; moreover, He Himself became the way for us.
Jesus not only brings us the good news of our Father’s love, but He even introduces us to this love between Himself and the Heavenly Father. His unsurpassed prayer in the Gospel of John testifies to this: “Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which thou hast given me in thy love for me before the foundation of the world” (Jn 17:24).
And He continues: “I made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them” (v. 26).
There is no other way to the Father – much less such a beautiful one – as the one that God Himself has given us. The more we love and honor Jesus, the more we will love the Father. And the more we love the Father, the more we will love and honor Jesus.
Every person will meet their Savior after death, even if they did not know Him in life. God will judge them with mercy and justice. We can be sure of this, and we do not need to know more.
Our task is to make known the love of God revealed to us in Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind. If anyone, even an angel from heaven, pretends to bring a different message to mankind, we will not listen to him.