Jesus is the Savior
And we are the ones who need saving.
Jesus Christ is called “our Savior” (2 Timothy 1:8-10). Paul said that “Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15).
It is vitally important that we understand Jesus Christ is the Savior.
What does “Savior” mean?
Let’s define the word “savior.” Renn’s Expository Dictionary states that a savior is “one who saves, delivers, or rescues.”
What is implied in a savior being sent, is that there is someone, or a group needing saving or rescuing.
Who sent the Savior?
God raised up the Savior through David’s descendants (Acts 13:22-26). Angels told the shepherds of the birth of the Savior (Luke 2:11). Simeon saw the salvation of the Lord when he saw Jesus (Luke 2:29-32).
The Bible very clearly reveals that God the Father sent Jesus.
Why was the Savior sent to this world?
Jesus was sent…
For the forgiveness of sins (Acts 5:31).
To give hope (1 Timothy 1:1).
To bring life and immortality to life through the Gospel (2 Timothy 1:10).
To redeem us and purify us (Titus 2:13-14).
To justify us through His grace (Titus 3:6-7).
Who needs the Savior?
The Bible tells us that all - Jew and Gentile - have sinned (Romans 3:23). God sent Jesus because He loved the world and so that the world might be saved through Jesus (John 3:16-17).
God does not want anyone to be lost but desires that all come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). The murderers, blasphemers, and persecutors need a Savior – like Saul (Acts 9), and the morally good people need a Savior – like Cornelius (Acts 10).
If Paul could be saved after all he had done, then you can be too!
If Cornelius needed to be saved, even though he was a good person, then you also need to be saved!
How should we respond to the Savior?
We need to understand that only Jesus can save us (Acts 4:12; John 14:6).
We also must realize that before we obey the Gospel, we are the slave of sin (Romans 6:16). When we put our old man of sin to death, we are freed from sin (Romans 6:6-7). It is by being united to the death of Christ in immersion and being raised to walk in newness of life, that we put our old man of sin to death (Romans 6:3-4).
This is precisely what the 3,000 did on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), what the Ethiopian Eunuch did (Acts 8), and what Cornelius did (Acts 10).
Once we have been freed from sin, we are to serve righteousness and set our affections on things above (Colossians 3:1-3).
“The salvation of souls is a means to the glorifying of God because only saved souls can duly glorify Him” – C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory.
The Bible tells us that God is glorified in the church (Ephesians 3:21), which is the body of people that the Lord will save (Ephesians 5:23). The Lord adds us to His church when we obey the Gospel (Acts 2:47).
We all need Jesus Christ as our Savior - will you submit to Him, and obey the Gospel? In doing this, you are accepting the salvation He is offering.