ββ¦Jesus Christ of Nazarethβ¦ Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be savedβ (Acts 4:10,12).
Todayβs Scripture tells us who alone can save man from the everlasting hellfire he deserves!
A frequent objection made against Christianity is that every religion has βgoodβ members, and to ignore them and limit heaven to a few Christians is unfair. This is a defected notion. How does one arrive at a definite conclusion when there is no one standard to gauge everyoneβs βgoodness?β They are βgoodβ according to whom, according to what standard? Remember, relative morality actually does not help the sinnerβhe may be a βbetterβ sinner than another, but he is also a βworseβ sinner than yet another, and whether βbetterβ or βworse,β he is still a sinner!
The God of the Bible has a simple method for determining righteousness. Today, He sees two types of peopleβsaints and lost people. While both groups were born in sins (Eph. 2:1-3), βshapen in iniquity [in the womb]β (Psa. 51:5), and βcondemned alreadyβ (John 3:18), only the saints have come to realize their lost state. Job asked in Job 9:2, βHow should a man be just [righteous, acceptable] with God?β Saints have come to the acknowledgement that they needed Godβs righteousness, that they had a massive sin debt that they could never satisfy, that their βrighteousnesses are as filthy ragsβ (Isa. 64:6), that they could never possibly make themselves right before a holy God (He is the standard; Rom. 3:23). The lost people, however, do not realize they are lost, for they believe their religious works βscore pointsβ with God and make up for their sinful deeds (II Cor. 4:3,4). They ignore the finished crosswork of Jesus Christ as sufficient payment for their sins (I Cor. 15:3,4).
Saints have come by faith to Jesus Christ, whose name literally means, βAnointed Saviourβ (cf. Psa. 2:2; Matt. 1:21). As the writer of the book of Hebrews said, β[Jesus] is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by himβ (Heb. 7:25). Literally, no world religion has such a βSaviourβ as Jesus Christ! source
[β¦] The reason Paul wasnβt ashamed of the gospel of salvation is that it reveals the righteousness of God. That is, the gospel of βChrist died for our sinsβ (1 Cor. 15:1-4) reveals how God doesnβt unrighteously sweep our sins under the rug and sneak us in the back door of heaven when the devil isnβt looking. He can righteously save us because His Son died to pay for our sins. [β¦]