To all,

Acts 4:12 (ESV)

12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

This is a rather key scripture, for it actually is quite revealing as to what name should be used. Because Jesus is now the Mediator between God and man, God is telling us in this verse that His name (Jesus’ name) is the ONLY NAME by which we can be saved. Basically this verse is telling us that even though Yahweh is our God and is Supreme, we cannot expect to call on HIS name (Yahweh) directly in order to receive salvation. Until the time when all things are finally reconciled back to God, Jesus is the ONLY one (as far as we, mankind, are concerned) that has ALL AUTHORITY. Hence, the “for there is no other name given UNDER heaven (that would mean here on Earth) AMONG MEN (for the record, that means US) by which we must be saved.”
Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father. Anyone who chooses to bypass or diminish Jesus’ God given TOTAL authority, is by no means honoring God, the Father. Yes of course, Yahweh is our salvation, but as it says in Hebrews 1:2, “but in these last days he has spoken to us BY HIS SON, whom he appointed the HEIR OF ALL THINGS, through whom also he created the world.”(ESV); THIS is the “The Way” by which HE saves us. We must show regard and respect for the plan that God put forth, which is THROUGH HIS Son…ONLY.
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Grasshopper