Scripture

“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

Observation

While John and Peter are talking to the people in the Temple precinct, they are confronted by some of the Jewish leaders who are disturbed by their talk of resurrection. They arrest them, but many in the crowd believe the message.

The Jewish Council questions the two disciples. Peter states boldly that the crippled man was healed by the name of Jesus who had died and rose again. There is salvation in no one else.

Application

There is just one Name by which we must be saved. That is the Name of Jesus, the most powerful name in all of creation.

The lame man was healed by the Name of Jesus. Peter and John acted and spoke in the Name of Jesus.

It is the Name of Jesus which brings salvation, and only the name of Jesus.

People like to be even handed in their unbelief. Surely it is not just the followers of Jesus who get saved. What about the Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus?

Possibly some of these will be saved, but that is not the point. Jesus alone is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the gate to eternal life, and if we want to be saved we must go through Him.

If you want to go into an office building, you must go through the door. Sometimes there are doors that are locked with just one door available for the use of the public.

Heaven has just one door, one gate, one entrance. Its name is Jesus.

Why the Name of Jesus? The Name represents the person. To say we are saved by the Name of Jesus is to say that all the power, all the grace, and all the glory of Jesus are summed up in the Name.

The Name of Jesus opens the way into God’s Kingdom where sinners are forgiven, captives are set free, the blind see, and the lame walk.

What a glorious Name!

Prayer

There is no other name given by which we must be saved. Lord, we don’t need any other name because the name of Jesus is the highest name. Thank you Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen.