CC vs EC - Charge #1

The first charge CC has raised against the EC is:

1 - That Jesus is not the only way by which one might be saved. It seems that they are postulating a broader gate and a broader path to heaven, a sort of "all roads lead to heaven." That good people by every religious persuasion may be received into heaven. We feel that this goes against the plain teaching of the Scriptures and negates the need of the cross for the expiation of our sins. Paul wrote of those men in his letter to the Philippians and called them enemies of the cross of Christ. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life, no man can come to the Father but by Me." This is not relative truth, but absolute truth.

Since there is no specific source and only "it seems that they" statement this is hard to address. For the sake of argument let's assume that there are some people in the EC which see other roads to Heaven outside of Evangelical Protestantism. So what?

Saying all roads lead to heaven is quite a different thing than saying good people get to get to heaven. If all people go to heaven then it doesn't matter whether one is good or not.

What About Righteous Pre-NT People?
The position paper fails to take account of people who have never heard the Gospel message or those who lived prior to 27 AD. What about them? Was David saved? Certainly CC would say he was, but did David know Jesus? CC seems to be ignoring these questions by their flip response.

Phil Passage Butchered Out of Context
The Phillipians scripture quote is completely out of context and is drawn upon in the most evil sort of way by CC. The context of Phillipians 3:18 is those who are seeking to draw Christians back into the Jewish Law and they are called enemies of God. The dogs and evil workers are those of the circumcision (Jewish Christians trying to draw people back into Judaism).

If there is one consistent characteristic of the Emerging Church is that they are not drawing people back into following the Old Testament Law. Quite the contrary. Their ethos is the exact opposite, drawing people towards grace. If there is one side that is closer to drawing people back to law, it is CC not the EC.

Absolute vs Relative Truth
Are the words of Jesus "I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody comes to the Father except through me." intended as absolute truth? Certainly they are an absolute statement but is CC reading them right? Try another reading that fits the words quite nicely. If someone is coming to God, then God is drawing them to Himself through Jesus. Does that mean that they even know who Jesus is? Can't this drawing be progressive?

Who was Jesus speaking to?
He was speaking to an audience who was rejecting Him and claiming they could get to God without Jesus. That was a different situation than what the EC are talking about. Certainly if someone is deliberately and consciously rejecting Christ they have a reason to be concerned about their souls.