Proclamation:
“Salvation
is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to
mankind by which we must be saved.” Acts
4:12 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were written by Luke, the physician, under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God.
While
they were still in the temple, after having healed the forty year old man who
was lame from birth, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, the
Sadducees, the rulers, and the teachers of the law, came upon Peter and John
and had them arrested for preaching and teaching proclaiming Jesus, The Christ,
and the resurrection of the dead. (Acts 4:1-3)
When they were brought before the Sanhedrin council, they were
questioned and asked, “By what power or what name did you do this?” Peter answered them saying, “… It is by the
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from
the dead, that this man stands before you healed.” (Acts 4:7-10) He then quotes the scriptures to them saying
that Jesus is “the stone you builders rejected, which has become the
cornerstone.” (Psalm 118:22 which is repeated in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, and
Luke 20:17) Then he boldly told them, “Salvation
is found in no one else …” After
conferring among themselves, the Sanhedrin council “commanded” them not to
speak or teach in the name of Jesus. (Acts 4:13-22)
Application:
There
is power in the name of Jesus, The Christ. There is no other name, person, or thing which
has that kind of power. Whatever we ask
in His name will be done, if it is for the glory of God. All who call on His name, believing, will be
saved. Whoever is saved must be saved by
Him for there is no other way to salvation. (Romans 1:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:9
and 2 Timothy 3:15) Jesus said, “I am
the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto The Father, but by Me.”
(John 14:6) “Whatever you do, whether in
word or deed, do it all in the name of The Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, The
Father, through Him.” (Colossians 3:17) Believe
and call upon His name, for it is through Him that we live, move, and have our
very being. (Acts 17:28) Only through
Him are we saved from the penalty of our sins. (Romans 6:23)
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