One Way

"Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp, and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man. He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people. The reason is so that the sons of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing in the open field, that they may bring them in to the Lord, at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the Lord. They shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the harlot. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations." -Leviticus 17.3-7

God is giving instructions on how the people are to kill and offer their sacrifices. It isn't be be done outside the camp, but brought before the Lord. The sacrifice is to be made to God at the tabernacle, not out in the field to a false God. Atonement comes from God alone, and He does not want His people to be led astray by the pagan nations they encounter. There was one way to find forgiveness, one way to make the sacrifice.

As we've said before, this sacrificial system has been made obsolete by the work of Jesus on the cross and at the empty tomb. But even with this there is still only one way to attain salvation. It is only through the blood of Jesus Christ that our sins can be forgiven (John 14.6). It is only by accepting the new life that He offers that we can live with power over sin (Romans 6). There is no other option, and if we would be saved we must call on the name of the Lord (Acts 2.21). We must confess Jesus as Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead to be saved (Romans 10.9).

Men, the only way to find salvation is in Jesus Christ. The five pillars of Islam, though good practices to live by, will not bring you salvation. Salvation is not found in the Buddhist attainment of nirvana. We don't find forgiveness by making it through the five caste systems of Hinduism. The only way to be saved is faith in Jesus Christ.

Let us turn to Jesus, and look to Him for salvation. Apart from Christ there can be no real forgiveness, no real salvation, and no path to God. There is only one way, and it is found in Jesus.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

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