How do we know we are right?

My pastor started a new series that will investigate some common questions among Christians. To be honest some of these questions are question I have had but embarrassed to admit. I pray that as we go forth in this series of questions God will open my heart and my mind to the answers that He has in store for me.

Question #1
How do we know what that we are right?
With all the "other" religions and beliefs out there how can we be sure that Christianity is the right way.
Christianity revolves around the gift that was given to us when Jesus sacrificially gave himself for our sins. Jesus paid the price for our sins. If we truly believe that in our hearts then we are going to Heaven.  It is as simple as that...it is a gift and all we have to do is accept it. So where do good deeds come in to play? These good deeds will become a symptom of our new found salvation. So back to the question at hand, how do we know we are right?  The core of a Christians life should be God. When we focus on God and the gift He gives us through His Son Jesus we naturally become good deed doers. Other belief systems are based on the idea that their good deeds will get them to salvation. But if you will think about this for a moment I am sure God will reveal to you what He has to me...what does their focus become...them. I can honestly say if I knew I had to do so many good deeds to get to Heaven my life would be consumed with questions like...am I doing enough? is this good enough? I am sure I would also be comparing my good works to everyone around me. I know myself I would most definitly take my eyes off of God and become so consumed with what I was doing.

When the pastor revealed the new sermon series my hope was that he would tie each question to a worldly explanation. He mentioned at the beginning of his sermon that when dealing with non-believers, saying because "I believe the Bible as the ultimate truth" is not enough, when someone does not believe the same as you. I wanted a worldly view to bring to the table and he was able to deliver.


He mentioned Occam's razor...a principal that states...
"when you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions (here this would be how to arrive at salvation), the simpler one is the better." Just ponder on this for a little bit and let God reveal to you something amazing through it. Please comment on this and let me know what your thoughts are. It fit here but could fit in so many different aspects of religion, politics and general day to day life.

As a Christian I truly believe that the Bible is the Only Truth that we are given. Therefore I truly believe that the only way to salvation is thought Jesus, John 14:6,Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."