Acts 4:11-12 NKJ - 11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
If you're a Christian like me, then we can probably agree that we've been taught at some point that to be saved, we have to become a member of a denomination or do certain things. I grew up in a religion that taught that, just like all religions. This is one of the verses that changed my mind: Jesus, the cornerstone, was rejected by people, and His Name is the ONLY NAME by which mankind can be Saved.
The idea that someone can be saved through merely affiliating with a certain denomination simply goes against the plain teaching of scripture. If a person could be saved by a denomination, then why does scripture NOT make any mention of the denomination we should identify with. Also, if identifying with a particular denomination is what saves, then scripture has failed to communicate that. However, the bible consistently teaches that we can only be saved through faith in the One and Only SON; Jesus Christ.
Our identity as Christians can only be found in Christ. If the law, which was given by God, lacked sufficient power to save, what makes us think that any human group or man-made religion can save? Of course, the law's job was never to save in the first place, but to simply serve as directions to the ONE Who CAN save. Jesus is the only ONE Who has the Power save and has met all of the requirements to please God perfectly. It is through faith in Him and what He has done that we are saved!
His Name brings purpose, order, and transformation into our lives. I have fallen in love with Jesus. My hope and prayer is that you and many more will get to know and fall in love with Him too. GOD bless.
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