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It is characteristic of a religion of works, the adoration of someone other than Christ Jesus. Look at how the rituals are fashioned, such as the Brown Scapulae and the Rosary. It is not Christianity by any stretch. But getting a catholic to see that saying the Rosary to obtain Grace or wearing (you have to put it on and wear it) the Brown Scapulae to avoid the mythical catholic fabrication called Purgatory, these are hallmarks of works based religion. Which religion is nailed to human pride of works, as if these rituals earn Grace. The urge is so strong to work toward salvation that a mountain of lies will be tolerated if not endorsed in order to stay on the works merry-go-round, earning what God tells us is ONLY by His Grace not our works.

Anything apart from total the reliance on Christ for salvation is a false belief system.

Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but through Me." John 14:6

The way the Greek is structured with the I am statement indicates Jesus is speaking emphatically. In Greek, I am is rendered as εγω ειμι.

It also carries the authority of how God spoke to Moses when he asked who should he say sent them. The observant reader will note the connection.

God replied, "tell them I AM, sent you.." For context: God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"Ex 3:14

εγω is the first person pronoun. ειμι is the verb "to be". In Greek, the verb can express gender without need of a pronoun.

The sentence could have been rendered with just the ειμι for I am.

When the pronoun is added to the verb it is for emphasis. This is used to express a means of comparison. Jesus is in essence saying, compared to all other ways you've heard of on how to get to Heaven, you only get there through Me.

It is through no one else.

This one statement completely negates all other ideas on how one achieves Heaven. ALL of them.

Further, this is in the present indicative. In Greek it can be either a continuous or undefined action. Ex: I am studying or I study. Context will determine the usage.

In this context, it would be a continuous action. Jesus has been and always will be the way to Heaven.

It is through no one else.