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)
Nearly a third of seven billion people on the planet identify themselves as Christian. But many of them do not understand why God sent Christ to the world. They claim to believe in Jesus, but they do not know why it had to be Him. They do not see the uniqueness of Jesus.
As a result, people simply follow a religion called Christianity. Naturally, unbelievers recognize Christianity only as one of the major religions of the world.
Tragically, many believers embrace a different gospel which is really no gospel at all. Their gospels focus only on morality and external changes. Some are blindly following miracles and signs.
Some follow the “compassion” gospel that focuses on charity work. Some follow even the so-called “prosperity” gospel, expecting that their gospel will bring in health and wealth. Some people are trapped in legalism.
All religions teach morality, compassion, and prosperity and perform miracles and signs. That is why most Christians do not see the uniqueness of their faith. They completely misunderstand who Jesus really is and are following Him for all the wrong reasons.
The only gospel Jesus came to give was that He was the Christ (Mt 16:16). He did not come to become the founder of Christianity.
His disciples also preached only this gospel (1 Jn 5:1, Jn 20:31, Ac 5:42, Ac 9:22, Ac 17:3, Ac 18:24-28). This is the gospel that Jesus brought to the world by finishing the work of the True King to destroy the authority of the devil (1 Jn 3:8).
This is the gospel that Jesus finished the work of the True Priest to remove all curses, disasters, and calamities from us by the power of His own blood (Mk 10:45).
This is the gospel that Jesus finished the work of the True Prophet to save us from the eternal condemnation in hell by opening a new and living way to God (Jn 14:6).
This is why God hates religion more than anything. The religion says, “We can do it,” but the gospel says, “God has done it.” Being fooled by the devil, the people of religion cannot receive the grace of God.
They see religion as more logical and comfortable without knowing they are on a path of eternal destruction. They reject the uniqueness of Christ because of their ignorance of the fundamental state of curses in their lives.
All religions promote the common good of the people. But unfortunately, none of the religions can solve the unsolvable problems of mankind: Satan, sin, and hell. By His death and resurrection, Jesus settled these problems once for all by finishing the work of Christ.
None of the founders of world religions could prove that they were the Christ. All of them remain in their tombs to this day. But Jesus rose again from the dead, proving that He was the Christ!
This makes Jesus unique. The gospel of Jesus Christ transcends time and space. This is the only gospel we should preach in this generation and beyond.
Is Jesus unique to you? Do you believe that Jesus is the only name under heaven given to you by which you must be saved?
Is He the True King who lives in you, destroying the devil’s work even today? Is He the True Priest who lives in you, breaking all the curses of sin in your life even today? Is He the True Prophet who lives in you, delivering you from the background of hell even today?
Choose gospel over religion. Choose faith over unbelief. Choose Christ over everything.
Prayer. Father, I thank You for the only name You’ve given to me by which I must be saved. Use my life to proclaim the uniqueness of Your Son Jesus Christ all over the world. In Jesus’ name, Amen.