Jesus declared, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6) and “Whoever believes in the Son [Jesus Christ] has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him” (John 3:36).

But most Christians disagree.

The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life surveyed 35,000 Americans about their beliefs. Eighty-three percent of mainline church members, 79 percent of Catholics, and even 57 percent of Evangelicals believe that “many religions can lead to eternal life.”

Perhaps the rejection of Jesus’ statements stems from the 37 percent of people of faith do not believe their “sacred texts are the word of God” and the 27 percent who believe those texts “should not be taken literally.”

So, some thoughts on Jesus answer to, What must I do to inherit eternal life?

What are your thoughts?