Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent (Mosiah 3:17).
And under this head ye are made free, and there is no other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no other name given whereby salvation cometh; therefore, I would that ye should take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenant with God that ye should be obedient unto the end of your lives (Mosiah 5:8).
No offense to Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and so on - but we reject the notion that all religions can produce the same result - that all roads lead to Rome. That doctrine is sometimes unpopular and may even seem arrogant, but it is true nonetheless. We are bound by the word of God to teach that salvation comes only through Christ. God makes the rules. He made us. He can decide the requirements for salvation. We understand that without Christ there would be no salvation.
And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness (2 Nephi 9:9).
The first requirement is to acknowledge Jesus Christ and his atonement. Eventually, every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ. Our job is to help others realize that truth and confess his name before they are compelled to by the justice of God at the last day.
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