Where Doctrine Ends and God Begins

Oct 25

Written By John Valdez

Who Has Cornered the Market on Jesus?

Tell me — who among us has truly cornered the market on Jesus?
Who can honestly claim to be on the “best” path to salvation?

Throughout the world, every culture, language, and tradition believes it has found the correct approach to God. From ancient tribes in forgotten regions to the most established religious institutions on earth, everyone holds an opinion — and many defend it with fierce conviction.

But God is not confined to one culture, one structure, one language, or one style of worship.

I have come to believe that salvation is not owned by any institution — it is written within the soul.
God is not limited to human systems; He transcends them.

He speaks in every tongue, through every age, through means both seen and unseen — and He reaches the human heart in the way that heart is able to hear Him.

Scripture itself hints at this mystery:

“I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also…”
— John 10:16

Even Peter needed to learn this lesson when the Spirit showed him that God is not tribal, not territorial, not restricted by heritage or custom:

“God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.”
— Acts 10:34–35

No human being — and no religious system — gets to claim exclusive ownership of God.

He pours Himself into all of creation, known and unknown, seen and unseen.
He speaks through Scripture, but also through conscience, through encounter, through the silent language only the soul can decode.

I believe God communicates in the way each heart is able to receive Him — not by our chosen form of worship, but by His infinite mercy.

So I don’t align with arguments that this denomination or that creed, this tribe or that tradition, is the only doorway. Judgment does not belong to man — it belongs to God alone.

He is the One who sees beyond culture, beyond doctrine, beyond form — straight into the soul.

One day it will all make sense.
Until then, we walk by humility, not ownership — and we remember that salvation was never a brand to be marketed, but a gift to be received.

John Valdez

Where Doctrine Ends and God Begins

Who Has Cornered the Market on Jesus?

Tell me — who among us has truly cornered the market on Jesus?
Who can honestly claim to be on the “best” path to salvation?

Throughout the world, every culture, language, and tradition believes it has found the correct approach to God. From ancient tribes in forgotten regions to the most established religious institutions on earth, everyone holds an opinion — and many defend it with fierce conviction.

But God is not confined to one culture, one structure, one language, or one style of worship.

I have come to believe that salvation is not owned by any institution — it is written within the soul.
God is not limited to human systems; He transcends them.

He speaks in every tongue, through every age, through means both seen and unseen — and He reaches the human heart in the way that heart is able to hear Him.

Scripture itself hints at this mystery:

“I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also…”
— John 10:16

Even Peter needed to learn this lesson when the Spirit showed him that God is not tribal, not territorial, not restricted by heritage or custom:

“God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.”
— Acts 10:34–35

No human being — and no religious system — gets to claim exclusive ownership of God.

He pours Himself into all of creation, known and unknown, seen and unseen.
He speaks through Scripture, but also through conscience, through encounter, through the silent language only the soul can decode.

I believe God communicates in the way each heart is able to receive Him — not by our chosen form of worship, but by His infinite mercy.

So I don’t align with arguments that this denomination or that creed, this tribe or that tradition, is the only doorway. Judgment does not belong to man — it belongs to God alone.

He is the One who sees beyond culture, beyond doctrine, beyond form — straight into the soul.

One day it will all make sense.
Until then, we walk by humility, not ownership — and we remember that salvation was never a brand to be marketed, but a gift to be received.

Where Doctrine Ends and God Begins

Who Has Cornered the Market on Jesus?

Tell me — who among us has truly cornered the market on Jesus? Who can honestly claim to be on the “best” path to salvation?

Throughout the world, every culture, language, and tradition believes it has found the correct approach to God. From ancient tribes in forgotten regions to the most established religious institutions on earth, everyone holds an opinion — and many defend it with fierce conviction.

But God is not confined to one culture, one structure, one language, or one style of worship.

I have come to believe that salvation is not owned by any institution — it is written within the soul. God is not limited to human systems; He transcends them.

He speaks in every tongue, through every age, through means both seen and unseen — and He reaches the human heart in the way that heart is able to hear Him.

Scripture itself hints at this mystery:

“I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also…” — John 10:16

Even Peter needed to learn this lesson when the Spirit showed him that God is not tribal, not territorial, not restricted by heritage or custom:

“God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.” — Acts 10:34–35

No human being — and no religious system — gets to claim exclusive ownership of God.

He pours Himself into all of creation, known and unknown, seen and unseen. He speaks through Scripture, but also through conscience, through encounter, through the silent language only the soul can decode.

I believe God communicates in the way each heart is able to receive Him — not by our chosen form of worship, but by His infinite mercy.

So I don’t align with arguments that this denomination or that creed, this tribe or that tradition, is the only doorway. Judgment does not belong to man — it belongs to God alone.

He is the One who sees beyond culture, beyond doctrine, beyond form — straight into the soul.

One day it will all make sense. Until then, we walk by humility, not ownership — and we remember that salvation was never a brand to be marketed, but a gift to be received.

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Tell me — who among us has truly cornered the market on Jesus?
Who can honestly claim to be on the “best” path to salvation?

I have come to believe that salvation is not owned by any institution — it is written within the soul.
God is not limited to human systems; He transcends them.

“I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also…”
— John 10:16

“God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.”
— Acts 10:34–35

He pours Himself into all of creation, known and unknown, seen and unseen.
He speaks through Scripture, but also through conscience, through encounter, through the silent language only the soul can decode.

One day it will all make sense.
Until then, we walk by humility, not ownership — and we remember that salvation was never a brand to be marketed, but a gift to be received.