Scripture:

Acts 4:12　And there is salvation in no other, for neither is there another name under heaven given among men in which we must be saved.

I. Only Jesus is both God and man:

  1. Men commit sins, and the forgiveness of sins is the exclusive authority of God.
  2. In order to save men, God had to become a man.
  3. The Savior not only has to be a man, but He also has to be God. As a man, He can bear sins for men. As God, He can forgive men’s sins.
  4. Only the Lord Jesus is both God and man. Only He can bear sins for men and at the same time forgive men’s sins. Only He can be man’s Savior. Therefore, besides Him there is no other salvation.

II. Only Jesus died and rose again:

  1. Since men have committed sins, men have to die according to the requirements of God’s righteous law. Because there is death, men cannot escape the punishment of sins.
  2. Men cannot stop sinning because of the sinful nature of man. They cannot stop trespassing God’s righteous law.
  3. Thus, the Savior had to die. Only death could take away the punishment for sins. There also had to be a life for men to receive so that men could overcome the sinful nature.
  4. Only the Lord Jesus died for men’s sins to take away the punishment for sins. He rose from the dead, giving life to those who believe in Him, freeing them from their sinful nature. Therefore, only the Lord Jesus can be men’s Savior. Besides Him there is no salvation.

III.  There is no salvation apart from Jesus:

  1. All the founders of religion are merely men and not God. Regardless of how perfect, good, and kind they are, they cannot bear sins for men, much less can they deliver men from sin.
  2. All founders of religion can only teach. They can only teach methods of self-denial. None of them could die for man. None of them could give life to the dead. They cannot save men from the punishment of sin, much less free men from their sinful nature.
  3. Only Jesus is both God and man to be the Savior, the resurrected One from the dead. Only He could die to bear men’s sins and to give life to men. He can take away the punishment of sin and free men from their sinful nature. Only He can be the Savior. Therefore, besides Him there is no salvation.

IV.  How to be saved:

  1. Repent and confess your sins.
  2. Believe in Jesus’ name. The Scriptures say, “Neither is there another name under heaven given among men in which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).