JESUS: HIS NAME MEANS SAVIOR

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Jesus 

a) No doubt Pilate wrote the name "Jesus" over the head of our Lord on the cross, simply because that was his name. This name, however, was given by God at Jesus's birth because it has a special meaning. Jesus is our Savior (Matthew 1:21).

2. His Name Means Savior

a) The name Jesus comes from the Hebrew Jehoshua, meaning "Jehovah saves". Jesus was truly our Savior as he hung on the cross, for his death is our one and only means of salvation from sin and wrath.

b) The Bible says, "Behold the kindness and the severity of God" (Romans 11:22).. God's severity and perfect justice cannot tolerate any sin, and demands punishment. But God's kindness (or grace) accepts the punishment of Christ instead of our own. It is in this sense that Jesus is our "Savior".

c) God's acceptance of Christ's punishment on the cross as a substitute for our own eternal punishment, is called not only "salvation", but also "justification, sanctification, and redemption" (1 Corinthians 1:30). 

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