In the ancient judicial systems of the Mediterranean, a “key” was often the unique symbol of authority given to an official to open the only available gate to a city or a treasury; without this specific key, all other attempts to gain entry were futile. Similarly, salvation isn’t a vast marketplace of multiple paths but a singular, divine provision where Jesus Christ stands as the only access point to the Father.
The Lord Jesus minced no words when it came to salvation; He said: ”I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). He never suggested that salvation could come from any other means or through anyone else but by Him.
In a world full of opinions, group chats, and endless takes online, it can feel awkward to say there’s only one way. But Jesus didn’t leave it open-ended. As a teenager, you must be absolutely convinced that there’s no salvation in any other name except the Name of Jesus. In a world that tells you “everything is fine as long as you’re nice,” you need the conviction that Jesus is the only Saviour.
When it dawns on your spirit that Jesus is the only Name given under heaven by which men shall be saved, you’ll preach the Gospel with conviction. When the sinner confesses with his mouth, not his sins, but the Lordship of Jesus, and believes in his heart that God has raised Him from the dead, he’s immediately passed from death unto life.
Understand that salvation isn’t in any other name aside the Name of Jesus. So, when you preach the Gospel, don’t preach apologetically. Don’t be shy about it on your timeline or in person. The whole world needs to know that Christ Jesus is the only Name given to men by which they must be saved.
Prayer
Dear Lord, I reaffirm my conviction that the Name of Jesus is the only name under heaven, given among men by which we must be saved. My heart is stirred with your fire and your power to preach the Gospel in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
