Jesus Christ, Our Salvation!

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” – Acts 4:12, 2:21 NIV

Even though I was physically saved by God and joined the church called “LifeChangers,” I was not firm believer in the name of the Lord. On the other hand, my family thought that I was Christian at that time, since I had spent hours of praying. Therefore, one of my aunts told me the church that I can go to and volunteer in it, since I moved to New York from New Zealand. Because of this, I was happy and excited. However, when I was in the Connect Group of Promise International Fellowship—I felt the Holy Spirit was pushing me to know Jesus better.

Therefore, when I was water-baptized in this church, I became a firm believer and a follower of Jesus. This is because the Bible declares,

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (Romans 6:3-4, 2 Corinthians 5:17)

For this reason, I realized that I was not firm believer in Christ Jesus, for I was religious and walking with God legalistically. Thus, I comprehended that I have to come into the Lord to be fully-saved—since the word of God proclaims, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

This means that Jesus Christ is our salvation—since He had come into the world (John 1:14) to crucify Himself as an atonement of our sins (Colossians 2:13-15); to save us from our sins by coming into Him through faith. (Hebrews 2:14-15) In other words, Christ has provided us the way of the life and the truth (John 14:6) that could save our souls. This is because He says, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)

Thus, if we want to be saved for the rest of our lives, then we ought to repent (Matthew 3:2) and come into Jesus Christ by accepting His yoke (Matthew 11:28-30) and believing in Him as our Lord and Savior until the end of the age even though it is hard. (Matthew 7:13-14) “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Then Jesus said…, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.” (Matthew 16:24-27)