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Acts 4:12

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12 "And there is salvation in 1no * one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

Acts 4:12 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 4:12

Neither is there salvation in any other
Meaning not corporeal healing, but spiritual and eternal salvation; the Syriac version renders it, neither is there (anqrwp) , "redemption in any other": Christ is the only Saviour and Redeemer, who was promised and prophesied of as such; who has saved and redeemed his people from the law, sin, and Satan; nor is salvation to be sought and hoped for from any other; not in a man's self, nor in any other creature, angels or men; not in and by his own works, and legal righteousness; not by obedience to the law of Moses, moral or ceremonial; nor by the light of nature, much less by an observance of the traditions of the elders: for there is none other name;
thing or person, be it ever so great, or whatever show of power and strength, of holiness and religion, it makes; as the name of kings, princes, and the great men in the world; or of ministers and preachers in the church; or even of Christians and believers, which may be only a name to live; none but the name of Jesus, his person, blood, and righteousness: under heaven:
throughout the whole earth, in all the nations and kingdoms of it; nor even in heaven itself, among all the mighty angels there, thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers; none but the Father and the Spirit, who are one with Christ: there is none but he given among men;
and he has been freely given by his Father, as an instance of his matchless love to the world; and also freely given by himself, to be a sacrifice for the sins of his people; and is freely preached among men, as the only Saviour of them; for there is no other, whereby we must be saved:
God resolved in his purposes and decrees, in his council and covenant, upon the salvation of his chosen people; and he appointed his Son to be the salvation of them, and determined he would save them by him, and by no other, and in no other way; wherefore, whoever are saved, must be saved by him, see ( Hosea 1:7 ) the Arabic version adds, "unless by him only".

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The Story Only Happens In One Name
The Story Only Happens In One Name
Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas

In Episode 35 of First Love, “The Story Only Happens In One Name,” Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas take you deeper into the revelation that last week unlocked: transformation isn’t a process you manage, it’s Someone you encounter—and His name is Jesus. This week, they go further and declare that God’s story for your life only truly unfolds under one governing authority, one voice, and one banner: the name of Jesus.In a culture that loves “God talk,” spiritual principles, and even the language of the Holy Spirit, this episode confronts a crucial deficit in the Church’s heart—knowing Jesus not just as a role or a title, but as the fully God, fully man Person who lived the human experience to its depths. Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan show how many believers are comfortable with God as a distant sovereign or the Spirit as pure power, yet resist really relating to Jesus in His humanity, where He can actually be trusted with our pain, our process, and our authority.Drawing from Scripture and the story of Jesus’ temptation, they expose how the enemy always targets one thing: the right to author your story. Even though Jesus held all authority as the Word who created and sustains all things, He refused to pull on that authority for Himself. In love, He continually yielded it back to His Father, proving that true authority is only entrusted to those who will surrender it. You’ll hear how Jesus faced pressure, temptation, and the “worst-case” scenarios not as a distant deity, but as a man who chose the Father’s will, so that when He gave His authority to you, it would be authority anchored in love, not control.This episode reveals that you don’t transform by trying to hold your life together from the bottom up. When you insist on being the author of your own story—interpreting God’s voice on your terms, keeping the final say over your heart—you end up misusing the authority you’ve been given and wonder why there is so little real change. But when you yield your narrative back to the One the Father trusts—the Son who never used His power outside of love—you step into top-down living, where presence, power, and authority move as one in His name.You’ll be challenged to stop relating to “roles” and start relating to a Person; to stop treating the name of Jesus as a formula tagged onto prayers and begin to see it as the only atmosphere where God’s story, God’s power, and God’s love actually flow. In that one name, authority is not control but alignment. It is the gravitational center that holds your heart, your identity, and your destiny together.Journey with Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan as they call you to return to your First Love—not as a vague, sentimental devotion, but as a fierce, focused allegiance to the Person of Jesus and His name alone. In yielding your authorship to Him, you don’t lose yourself; you awaken to who you were always written to be, moving beyond immature infatuation into mature love that trusts His authority, carries His presence, and lives fully inside the story that only happens in His name.

Acts 4:12 In-Context

10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead -by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
11 "He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone.
12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."
13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.
14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 1:21; Acts 10:43; 1 Timothy 2:5
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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