Wednesday, October 7, 2020

There is only one God - Jesus is His name!


 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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