When I was a boy I used to hear the phrase “God only knows” a lot. It was used whenever someone did not know the answer to a question but did not want to appear dumb so they passed that hot potato to God. I believe the origin of that phrase might be found in the 37th chapter of Ezekiel, where God showed Ezekiel a valley filled with separated and dry bones scattered all around then asked him, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” In his youth, Ezekiel might have answered, “Of course not, Lord.” But after having seen God’s power in action he knew that anything is possible if God wills it, so his honest answer was, “O Sovereign Lord, you alone know the answer to that.” God then answered His own question by showing Ezekiel how to call those bones back together and back to life. They were again covered with flesh and skin forming a large army of living people.
God knows all; past, present and future. When He asks us a question He isn’t looking for information. He is focusing our attention so we can learn and understand some of that which He knows. We simply need to admit, like Ezekiel, that we don’t have the answer and then pay close attention to our Father’s explanation like the eager and obedient children that we are.
In this world of relativity and situational ethics, the enemy would love to convince us there are no absolute answers; either all answers are equally valid or no one really has the answer. That is what happens when we rely entirely on human wisdom and knowledge. As Christian believers we have access to the source of all knowledge and it isn’t Google. God is the source of the entire universe and He knows the absolute truths on which we can rely with complete confidence. Just as God has established the physical laws of nature that are scientifically proven to be universal and absolute, He has established spiritual laws that are also universal and absolute. Jesus did not say that he is one of the many ways to God. He said, “I am the way. the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) There is no “wiggle room” in that statement. It is absolute and leaves no alternative or doubt. Either Jesus was a delusional man or He is who He claims to be; the Son of God who takes away the sins of the world through His death and resurrection. There is no indication whatsoever of a single delusional tendency, but the miracles Jesus performed validate His claim.
How can anyone reject the Gospel of love, mercy, grace and eternal life? God only knows.