Now, this claim to absolute truth flies in the face of contemporary culture. These statements are politically incorrect, to say the least.

93 percent of Americans say that they alone determine what is moral and what isn't in their lives.

Only 13 percent of us believe in all ten of the Ten Commandments.

Only 2 percent of Americans are afraid of going to hell.

62 percent of us say it doesn't matter what we believe about God, so long as we're sincere.

Here's the result: I can claim that Jesus is my way to God, and find little or no resistance in the public square. But the moment I tell this culture that Jesus is their only way to God, I am immediately branded a radical, hypocritical, judgmental, narrow-minded, intolerant fundamentalist. People think that for three reasons. Those who believe John 14:6 is true have three opponents in the debate.

The first is called "relativism:" truth is subjective and personal. No "objective" absolutes exist. Everyone "knows" that's so.

We don't know reality, only our perception and experience of it. Words do not describe reality, but only our version of it. There can be no objective truth claims, only subjective experiences.

And so it doesn't matter what you believe so long as you're sincere, and tolerant of the beliefs of others. I heard recently about an Ivy League school whose promotional video shows a student saying, "The greatest gift this university has given me is the ability to be an intellectually-fulfilled atheist."

Richard Dawkins of Oxford even claims that "religion is a virus which has entered the human software and somehow must be expunged."

Most people we know wouldn't go that far. But neither do we necessarily believe in our hearts that every person who has not accepted Christ as Savior and Lord is destined for an eternity in hell, because all truth is relative.

Our second opponent is "universalism," the idea that we'll all end up in heaven. A loving Father could not condemn one of his children to hell. Could you send one of your children there? The idea is abhorrent. We'll all be in heaven, no matter what we believe, because God loves us all.

Our third opponent is "pluralism," the notion that all religions lead to the same destination anyway. 64 percent of us say that all religions pray to the same God. And 56 percent say that you can work your way to heaven by being good, no matter what religion you claim.

Here's the result: since truth is relative, God wants us all in heaven, and all religions lead there, John 14:6 is wrong, and we are right.

My kind and decent neighbor who loves his kids and works hard, who believes in God and lives a moral life but happens not to have experienced salvation as we have—he'll be fine. A loving God would not send such a good person to hell.

And we who claim to follow Jesus personally have no right to tell others they need to follow him. How would you feel if a Mormon or Buddhist told you that you were going to hell unless you accepted their religion?

So continue to follow Jesus if you like, if that's what works for you. But don't tell me that I have to believe what you believe. Live and let live. Tolerance is the way to a world filled with peace and harmony. So says pluralism.