Jesus saves us from eternal damnation and God's wrath because all humans are sinners who deserve punishment. We sin by going against God's commands and perfect nature. Jesus, who is God in human form, died on the cross to pay the infinite penalty for our sins that we could not pay ourselves. All who believe that Jesus alone saved them through his sacrifice will be saved from punishment and granted eternal life. Jesus' death demonstrated God's great love for humanity and his justice in punishing sin. His resurrection showed that his sacrifice was sufficient to save those who put their faith in him.

1. Jesus saves – 21st April 2017
“Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never
sins.” (Ecclesiastes 7:20).
Most people understandthatJesus wasaman wholivedapproximately2,000 yearsago. Virtuallyevery
religioninthe worldviewsJesusasagood teacherand/ora prophet.Andwhile those thingsare most
definitelytrue of Jesus,theydonotcapture whoJesustrulyis,nor do theyexplain how orwhyJesus
saves.JesusisGodin humanform:“The Wordbecame fleshandmade his dwellingamongus.We have
seen his glory,the glory ofthe one andonly Son,who came from the Father, full ofgrace andtruth.”
(John1:14). JesusisGod, come to Earth, as a true humanbeing:“Thisishow youcan recognize the
Spiritof God:Every spiritthat acknowledgesthat Jesus Christhas come inthe fleshis fromGod…”(1
John4:2). God sentHis son JesusChristinorderto save us fromEternal damnation.Butthe common
questionaskedbymanyisthat: Whydo we needto be saved?
The Bible declaresthateveryhumanbeingwhohaseverlivedhassinned.Thisisstatedin Ecclesiastes
7:20, “Indeed, there is no one on earth who isrighteous,no one who doeswhat is right andnever
sins.” The same is alsostated inRomans3:23, “…forall have sinnedandfall short of the glory ofGod.”
To sinis to dosomething,whetherinthought,word,or deedthatcontradictsGod’sperfectandholy
character and we go againstHiscommandmentsforus.Because of our sin,we all deserve judgment
fromGod. But God availedusa wayout throughJesusChristbecause: “Whoeverbelievesinhim isnot
condemned,but whoever does not believe standscondemnedalreadybecause they havenot believed
in the name of God’soneand onlySon. (John3:18). We can learnthisas statedin John 3:36, “Whoever
believes inthe Sonhas eternal life,but whoever rejects the Son will not see life,for God’swrath
remainson them.” We needto understandthat Godis perfectlyjust, andtherefore He cannotallowsin
and evil togo unpunished.Since Godisinfinite andeternal,andsince all sinisultimatelyagainstGod,
our sinavailsus an infinite andeternal punishment. We canlearnthisfromPsalm 51:4, “Againstyou,
you only,have I sinnedand donewhat is evil in your sight;so you are right in yourverdict andjustified
when you judge.” The bible tellsusthat Eternal deathisthe justpunishmentforsin.Thatiswhywe
needtobe saved!
Withthisunderstandingthe nextquestionwouldbe: If Jesussaves,buthow doesHe save? We readthat
we have sinnedagainstaninfinite God.Therefore we are requiredto payfor our sinsforan infinite
amountof time.ButGod providedusa way out throughJesusChrist, whopaidforsinof mankind.There
was nootheroption.Jesussavesus as the atoningsacrifice…bydyinginour place or else we will haveto
face Eternal damnation…Inthe personof JesusChrist,GodsacrificedHimself onourbehalf,payingthe
infinite andeternalpenaltyonlyHe couldpay as we can learnfrom 2 Corinthians5:21, “Godmade him
who hadno sin to be sinfor us, so that inhim we might become the righteousnessofGod.” We can
alsolearnthat thissavingfromJesusChristisfor the whole world!Inotherworldthisfree giftisavailed
to anyone whobelievesinJesusChristasonessaviour. “Heis the atoningsacrificefor our sins,and not
onlyfor ours but alsofor the sinsof the whole world.”(1John2:2).
But thenwhydidJesushave to die forus?Jesustookthe punishmentthatwe deserve inordertosave
us froma horrible eternal destiny, whichwas the consequence of oursin. Buttry as we may,we would
neverrepayforthe multitude of sinwe amassinour lifetime. WithoutGod’spresence,thiswouldnot
beenpossible.Butbecause of Hisgreatlove forus,JesuslaiddownHis,life payingthe penaltythatwe
had earned.Whatbettersacrifice canthere be…?We can learnwhere Jesussaidaswe readfrom John

2. 15:13, “Greater lovehas no one thanthis: to lay downone’s lifefor one’sfriends.”Jesusdiedforusbut
Jesuswasthenresurrected,demonstratingthatHisdeathwas indeedsufficienttopaythe penaltyfor
our sins as we can understandfromthe passage foundin 1 Corinthians 15.
Whom doesJesussave?Jesussavesall whowill receive His free giftof salvation.Jesussavesall those
whobelieve throughfaith fullytrustinHissacrifice alone asthe paymentforsin.We can learnthe
reasonin John 3:16, “For Godso lovedthe world that he gave hisone and onlySon, that whoever
believes inhim shall notperish but have eternal life.” While Jesus’sacrifice asthe sonof God was
perfectlysufficienttopayforthe sinsof all humanity,Jesusonlysavesthose whopersonallyreceiveHis
mostpreciousof gifts beingthe rightforthe believersto become childrenof God. We can learnthis
fromJohn 1:12, “Yet to all who didreceive him,to those who believed inhis name,he gave the rightto
become childrenof God—.
If you nowunderstandwhatitmeansthat Jesussaves,andyouwantto trust inHim as your personal
Savior,make sure youunderstandandbelievethe following,andasan act of faith,communicate the
followingtoGod:“God,I know that I am a sinner,and I know that becauseof my sin I deserve to be
eternally separatedfrom you. Even thoughI do not deserve it, thank you forlovingme and providing
the sacrifice formy sins throughthe death and resurrection ofJesus Christ.I believe that Jesus diedfor
my sinsand I trust in Him aloneto save me. From this pointforward,help me to live my lifefor you
insteadof for sin.Help me to livethe rest of my lifein gratitudefor the wonderful salvationyouhave
provided.Thank you,Jesus, for savingme!” But don’tstopthere.Communicate this Goodnews…the
free message of salvationtoasmanyas youcan throughoutyourlifetime!