Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Christ is the fountain of salvation because God decreed it so. The priests who tried to extinguish His memory are twice damned: they refuse the salvation God offers and rob the people of its fruit. Peter pricks them with this testimony so they cannot plead ignorance.
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We have here the trial of Peter and John before the judges of the ecclesiastical court, for preaching a sermon concerning Jesus Christ, and working a miracle in his name. This is charged upon them as a crime, which was the best service they could do to God or men. I. Here is the court set. An extraordinary court, it should seem, was called on purpose upon this occasion.
Commenting on Acts 4:5-14
Spiritual and eternal salvation is Christ alone, not in yourself, not in angels or men, not in your own works or the law of Moses or the traditions of elders. No other person, no matter how great or holy it claims to be, holds the power to save. Only His name, His person, His blood, His righteousness.
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