There is only one God. (Deuteronomy 6:4). He is our Heavenly Father and Creator of the universe. He is our Savior. He is our Healer and our Deliverer. He is a just God and a God of mercy. His name is Jesus.
He formed man from the
dust of the earth, made in His image, and breathed into him the breath of life.
He named him Adam. From Adam's side, He formed woman and named her Eve.
While at first there
was communion between God and man, because of Adam's sin, there was separation.
Because of God's
great love for man, He humbled Himself and took on the form of man so that He
could through death of His flesh, reconcile humanity back to Himself. (John
3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:19).
God came to dwell
among His creation in His name that is above every name and by which all
mankind might be saved. His name is Jesus. (John 1:1,10-14, John 3:5, Philippians
2:8-11, John 5:43, John 14:7-11, Matthew 1:21).
How does God's name
save us?
Jesus suffered and
died for our sins. He was buried, yet on the third day He rose again. (1
Corinthians 15:3-4).
When we turn our
back on sin and give our life to Jesus by repentance, are buried with Him by
baptism in His name Jesus, and receive the gift of His Holy Ghost, we are
recognizing that Jesus is God. Only a holy God, born in human flesh that was
without sin, could pay the price for our sins.
We are saved from our sins through the name of Jesus when we are
baptized in Jesus name. (Acts 2:38, Acts 4:12).
The world could see
that Jesus is God because the grave couldn't hold him. On the third day, Jesus
rose from the grave and was a witness of His resurrection for forty days, and speaking
of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God to many witnesses. (Acts 1:3, 1
Corinthians 15:5-8). His disciples then watched Him ascend into heaven. (Acts
1:9).
In obedience to
Jesus’ command, Peter preached the gospel on the Day of Pentecost. He then
preached how to be saved by the gospel.
"Then Peter said
unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For
the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call." - Acts 2:38-39 KJV
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