{"id":1918,"date":"2022-07-24T13:06:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T18:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2022-07-24T13:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T18:06:57","slug":"jesus-the-only-salvation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/24\/jesus-the-only-salvation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus, the Only Salvation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cNeither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.\u201d<\/strong>
Acts 4:12 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Paul heard of some troubles in the church at Corinth.\nHe then wrote a letter to the Corinthians (the book of 1 Corinthians in the New\nTestament Bible). He addressed them as the fellow Christians, saved by grace,\nwhich they were. He also wanted to remind them of something. \u201cGod is<\/em>\nfaithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ\nour Lord<\/strong>\u201d (1 Corinthians 1:9). No matter what problems Christians may have,\nGod is faithful to those who are called by Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul had heard of the factions and discord\nthat was troubling the church at Corinth.\n\u201cNow I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye\nall speak the same thing, and that<\/em> there be no divisions among you; but that<\/em>\nye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment<\/strong>\u201d\n(1 Corinthians 1:10). It was not good to have factions or discord in the\nchurch. These had caused contentions in the church. The first problem Paul\naddressed concerned the Believers who had been saved under different leaders\nministries. They were making an issue out of something that should not have\nbeen a cause for division. \u201c12. Now this I say, that every one of you saith,\nI am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13. Is Christ\ndivided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?<\/strong>\u201d\n(1 Corinthians 1:12-13). Can you readily recognize the problem Paul pointed\nout? The people were choosing to follow a man<\/em><\/strong> instead of God<\/em><\/strong>.\nThey were divided because some had been saved under the teaching of Paul, some\nunder the teaching of Apollos, and even some of them under the teaching of Peter\n(Cephas). Only one group was correct \u2013 the group that declared, \u201cand I of\nChrist.<\/strong>\u201d All, who are Believers, are saved by Jesus Christ. \u201c10. Be it\nknown unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus\nChrist of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead \u2026<\/strong>12. Neither is there salvation in any\nother: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we\nmust be saved<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 4:10,\n12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The\nBelievers in Corinth had neglected\nthe foundational truth Paul (and even Apollos and Peter) had taught \u2013 \u201cthe\ngrace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ<\/strong>\u201d (1 Corinthians 1:4). It\nwas not by the preacher or teacher that one was saved, it was by the Gospel\nmessage of Jesus. The people had forgotten that salvation (deliverance from the\npenalty of sin) was only through Jesus, and instead they were fighting amongst\nthemselves over their favorite teacher, emphasizing the one who had baptized\nthem. This caused divisions. There was to be unity. For when the people were\ndivided, they did not do what they were supposed<\/em><\/strong> to do. Because\nthey were so busy fighting, they were not growing in their Christian life. The\npeople were not reaching out, teaching people about Jesus. Not only that, but\nthey were to teach the new Believers how to live that new life in Christ. These\nthings were to be the primary functions of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people in the church at Corinth\nhad turned the focus from the Gospel message of Jesus to the baptism by one of\nGod\u2019s servants. Paul dealt with this issue. \u201c17. For Christ sent me not to\nbaptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of\nChrist should be made of none effect. 18. For the preaching of the cross is to\nthem that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of\nGod<\/strong>\u201d (1 Corinthians 1:17-18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul wanted to remind the people of something\nimportant: it was not the messenger<\/em><\/strong> who presented the Gospel\nmessage that was to be remembered (\u201cnot with wisdom of words<\/strong>\u201d), but it\nwas the message<\/em><\/strong> that was to be remembered. Paul taught Jesus in simple\nlanguage that anyone could understand. By the world\u2019s standards (\u201cto them\nthat perish<\/strong>\u201d), this is foolish, for the better the orator, the more likely\npeople will be enticed to do as the speaker teaches. Nevertheless, Paul wanted\nthem to understand this is not the way to bring someone to Christ. For when\npeople are saved, it is not the great speaker, but \u201cit is the power of God.<\/strong>\u201d\nOnly God has the ability to save souls. \u201cFor after that in the wisdom of God\nthe world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of\npreaching to save them that believe<\/strong>\u201d (1 Corinthians 1:21). God does not operate by the world\u2019s wisdom. God\nchose to use people to declare the Gospel message to other people, introducing\nthem to the only way to be saved. \u201cJesus\nsaith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the\nlife: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me<\/strong>\u201d (John 14:6). The\nGospel message of Jesus is the only way in which one can be saved.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have\nyou chosen to follow man instead of God? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you growing in your Christian life and telling others about Jesus?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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