The Hastings Family

Hello everyone,

Today when I was driving to work I saw a bumper sticker on the truck in front of me that said "A Jesus Por Maria"...or "To Jesus Through Mary". There was a symbol next to the writing of a cross with the letter "M" intertwined through it. Looking at this made me very sad as I know it represents the type of belief system of the majority of the people here in Guatemala.
As I drove, the scriptural truth from John chapter 14 came to mind where Jesus says "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me". What more do we need than the words of the Savior himself? How could we possibly elevate even the mother of Christ to a position that not only contradicts Jesus' words but also attempts to elevate her to such a state of shared deity.
I had recently read a sermon of Spurgeons on this very topic and remembered the way he so eloquently drove home the point when he wrote:

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, the path for the sinner and the way for the saint. No road to God—even for the holiest man—no road to God's acceptance, but through Jesus, and through Jesus only.

Would you like to read the whole sermon? (do me a favor and follow this link only when you have time to read it through slowly):
http://www.biblebb.com/files/spurgeon/0245.htm
You'll be happy you took the time.

Please pray for so many here in Guatemala and around the world who believe the lie that they need something or someone beyond "Jesus".

In Christ alone.