Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of antichrist, of which you heard that it was coming, and now it is in the world already. 1 'John 4:1–3 (RSV)
Out for a Sunday afternoon drive seeking small-town diner reported to have the best chocolate malts on the planet, you stop to get directions. You are told that you can take a near by gravel road. Will that get us there? 'Oh, no,' you are told, 'but you will find a place that serves decent liver and onions.
You may like liver and onions, but you will not go down the gravel road if you are seeking a delicious chocolate malt. You will find someone who can direct you toward your goal.
The witness of the Christian Church is, and has been, that God has come to us in the person of Jesus, who is the Lord's Messiah. It is by Jesus' innocent suffering, death, and resurrection has salvation come into the world. The Holy Apostles have proclaimed that there is salvation in no other name by which we must be saved.
Throughout history, other voices have taught that there are many paths to the divine. Jesus, they say, is but one of them. It is up to the individual to choose which path, if any, will give them the spiritual bliss they seek.
Our witness is that of the Apostles, which they received from the Risen Lord. We are to proclaim Him as the Savior. He is the only means by which sins are forgiven, life and salvation assured. All other paths lead away from life; thus we preach Christ.