And having been perfected, He became the
author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
Hebrews 5:9*
When it comes to salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ wrote the book. He’s its author. He thought it up. He is its source. He alone saves. Without Christ, mankind is hopelessly lost.
Read the scriptures: “I, even I, am the LORD, And besides Me there is no savior” (Isaiah 43:11).
“Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt, and you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me” (Hosea 13:4).
“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).
There is one Lord, one God, and one Author of Eternal Salvation.
Christ also defines the terms of salvation. It is eternal. Far from being a mere escape from punishment, it is a condition that stays in effect forever: “But Israel shall be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever” (Isaiah 45:17).
Oh! The height and depth of His boundless love,
And His mercy who can tell,
When He came to the cross from the throne above
To save our souls from hell!
Salvation! Salvation! Vast, full and free;
Through the precious blood of the Son of God
Who was slain on Calvary.
– T.D.W. Muir (1855 -1933)
*See also Hebrews 2:10
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