John 14.6 - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
I was raised Roman Catholic, but later joined the Bahá'í Faith, a religion that teaches that all religions come from God, but also teaches that each religion progressively reveals more about the truth. Bahá'ísm considers Jesus to be one prophet among many that God has sent throughout history. However, I could not reconcile John 14.6, a claim that Jesus made which is unique to all the other men considered by Bahá'ís to be prophets, ie., Moses, Buddha, Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh, etc., with the Bahá'í claim that there are many ways to God. Either this claim was true or it was not true, but if it was true, then its truth smashed to pieces the Bahá'í doctrine of the unity of all religions.
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Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot on 11-03-2004
For me personally (this is a very experiential post), the key verse in my conversion from the Baha'i Faith to Christianity was John 14:6. Once I was persuaded that through Jesus Christ alone one may come to the Father, I confessed Him to be my Lord.
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