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THERE IS NO OTHER NAME -- Acts 4:12 NIV



"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."



This statement can arouse more opposition than any other statement a Christian can make. It did for Peter. It still does today. Just try making this statement in a group of people, including even some professing Christians, and watch how many hackles go up. Suddenly, you're judgmental. Suddenly you're narrow-minded. Suddenly you become one of those pious, self-righteous, hellfire and brimstone, Bible-beating Jesus freaks. Suddenly, you are trying to single-handedly condemn half the world to hell with your narrow minded doctrine.



But this isn't a matter of man-made doctrine. It isn't a matter of interpretation of scripture. It isn't the same as the debate on whether Saturday or Sunday is the Sabbath. It isn't the same as whether the world was created in six literal days or over a period of thousands or millions of years. It isn't the same as the debate over which translation of the Bible is “correct”. And it isn’t about all the other arguments that have arisen over the years that split the Body of Christ into a multitude of segmented denominations. This is a statement of fact made by Jesus Himself. Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 NIV



Jesus is not just a great teacher. He's not just another great religious leader. He's not the same as any other person who has ever lived. No other person is the only begotten Son of God. No other person was born of a virgin. No other person is God Incarnate, the great I AM. No other person fulfilled every prophecy made about His Incarnation. No other person is 100% God and 100% man. No other person died for our sins. No other person rose from the dead and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty making continual intercession for you and me. No other name will cause every knee to bow and every tongue to confess that He is Lord.



Although some may say that this is a narrow-minded view, in reality, it's wider than any other. Because when Jesus was lifted up on the cross, He spread his arms wide enough to take in the whole world – if only they will accept Him. Praise God that He gave those of us who do believe such a sure and certain way to spend eternity with Him.





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