“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” —Acts 4:12
The truth of the Gospel is that salvation is in Jesus Christ and outside of Him there is only damnation. John 3:36, “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” This is not popular teaching in a society that thinks there are many saviors and many ways to obtain peace with God. But the question is not, “What does our society think?” The question is always and only, “What does Scripture teach?” Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me.”
Jesus is the only Savior. Listen to our text: “…for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” God the Father, in His mercy, gave His Son as the only way of salvation through the cross, and the cross of Christ was not a tragic mistake. Rather, it was the eternal plan of God that His Son would take the place of all those whom the Father gave to Him from before the foundation of the world (John 6:37; 1 Peter 1:20). Christ would deliver them and pay their sin-debt by taking their place on the cross and suffering their condemnation so that they may say, “Jesus paid it all! All to Him I owe. He has washed me white as snow.” And by His Word and Spirit, Jesus works in the heart of those for whom He died causing them to become burdened and weary of their sin. By His love and power Jesus draws them to Himself where He washes them in His blood and makes them clean. This is the Good News of God’s Word. There is salvation in no other name save the name of Jesus Christ.
How do you get to heaven? Only in Jesus Christ! He takes you to heaven, and this is good news for sinners. Are you weary and heavy laden from your sin? Are you looking for spiritual rest? Come to Jesus! He will pardon all who trust in Him! Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” How are you saved? How do you get to heaven? What can wash away your sins? There is only one answer — Jesus Christ! In Him alone is perfect peace and rest. “Nor is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name given under heaven among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
In Christ,
Pastor S. Henry