by Dr. John Hunter Torchbearers’ Fellowship England
The Yellow Jlaq T raveling throughout the Orient, I have been fascinated by the many things that are different from what we know in England. While in Japan, I was particularly attracted to the strange areas which were pre served for pedestrians in traffic. There were sections marked along the road for people to cross. On each side on the pavement there was a post and a little metal masket, bear ing a number of yellow flags. I won dered what these were for. Then I saw someone and the idea was made clear. When one wished to cross the street, he would simply take a yellow flag and wave it for all to see. The oncoming cars were supposed to stop so that you could cross safely. That yellow flag was your means of safety. This is quite something! This seemed like such a wonderful idea, but as I watched day by day I saw very few people using the system. They would watch the cars and then dart across, taking their chances. It seemed so strange to me that here was a way provided by the government, money invested in flags, so that a person could have a safe crossing. Yet, actu ally, practically no one used the sys tem. This seemed to me similar to what folks tell me. When I talk about be ing a Christian, some will say, “Oh, that’s one way; however, I believe there are hundreds of ways to heav en. It doesn’t really matter which way you go as long as you are sin cere. We’ll all get there in the end.” How many there are who seem to comfort themselves in this manner. It is like crossing a busy thorough fare without a yellow flag. I used to think that if I tried the best I could, living a good life. I would be all right in the end. Then I heard
some words spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). This came as a tremendous surprise to me. There have been many reli gious teachers in the world’s history. None of them, however, could com pare with Christ. They pointed to a way, but He Himself is the way. While I was touring the mission fields, some natives said to me, “The Christian way is good, but there are others. It doesn’t matter which way you go.” This is why we send our young men and women to the foreign field for there is only one way. Some people think that Jesus Christ was only a good Man. He was far more than this. He was and is the very Son of the living God. When people worshipped Christ, rightly He ac cepted their worship. Mohammed or Buddha didn't do that. Putting it very bluntly, Jesus Christ was either what He said He was, or else He was the biggest fraud ever perpetrated upon mankind. Jesus Christ can’t be only a good man. He must be what He said He was, the Son of God. Are you one of those people who is living a good life with your own faith and ideas? Maybe you aren’t a bad or a wicked person. Perhaps you even call yourself a Christian. That’s fine. But, listen, there is no other way except Christ. He alone could call Himself the door to eter nal life. You see, the thing that’s keeping you out of heaven is your sin. “Your sins have separated be tween you and your God.” Christ died bearing your sins. You don’t have to work your way to heaven, in fact, you can’t possibly do it. Simply accept the way God has provided in the person of His Son. Come to the cross 15
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