Sin—Jesus is the only one who can forgive sins. Not Mohammad, Buddha, Krishna, etc. No one can pay for their own sins. There are those who deny they are sinners. But I find that all come to recognize their sinful state when presented with the ten commandments.

Jesus is the only way to salvation because He is the only one who can forgive sin.

Cross—if there is another way, the crucifixion was unnecessary and meaningless. Yesterday I heard of a priest who was giving what appeared to be a good biblical message at a recent funeral. But as he concluded the service he said that he knew the deceased was in Heaven because she had been a good person. If we could get to Heaven by simply being good, then why on earth did Jesus Christ have to die upon the cross?

He is the only one who died on a cross for you and me. None of the other major religions of the world contend that their founder or leader atoned for or paid the penalty for our sins. The cross of Christ is the only place mankind can find forgiveness of sin and eternal salvation.

Claims—Jesus claimed to be God— no other credible religious leader has ever done so. We are back to the issue of absolute truth. His claims are either false or else they are true. He claimed that He and the Father were one in essence. That if one had seen Him, they had seen the Father. He claimed that He has existed since before Moses was born, that He is eternal and that He has the power to forgive sins. 

How do we know these claims are true? Because He also predicted His own death and that He would rise from the dead the third day. The resurrection is one of the best attested facts of ancient history. Any reasonable and honest person who cares to investigate it will come to the same conclusion, that Jesus Christ did indeed rise from the grave. This is proof of His claims for divinity.

He also made this claim, “I am the way, the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father but by Me” (John 14:6). It too must be either true or false.  Every person must decide this one on their own. It is more than an intellectual decision. It is a decision that involves the will.