True Source

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NIV

Few Lessons:
1. The greatest need of any individual is to be saved from the natural consequences of his actions. We are by nature disobedient, rebellious and sinful, and the natural consequence of our actions is death- full, final and irreversible. However, right from the very place of man's rebellion- the garden of Eden- came the message of redemption, restoration and salvation.

2. Salvation does not flow from any natural man, neither is it bestowed by being rightly connected or physically blessed. The rich as well as the poor need it; the high and the low need it; the 'scum of the earth' as well as the 'rulers of the world' need it. You cannot buy it, earn it, deserve it, work for it or possess it by force. It is bestowed on as many as would come to the true source of salvation.

3. A name has been given. There is power in names, and this explains why till today, you hardly find people bearing Judas Iscariot and other names that did not have such good endings. The name given is the source of life and salvation. No other man on earth has the name; you could bear the physical name Jesus without possessing the power behind the name. There is a power at work behind the name: when you  call it, it brings forgiveness, salvation, healing, redemption, blessings, favour and grace. When you ignore it, you still live your life, but without eternity in view.

Forget popular opinion or the false doctrines that men have preached: nothing else will qualify you for heaven: not works, not good morals, not high standing in society, not popular opinion. These do not count; only a full and complete trust in the name given- Jesus Christ- will guarantee that your life ends right. His time of favour is here.