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.”
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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The court sits the next day, not in haste like when they tried Christ, and perhaps they begin to relent; yet they cannot wait to silence the apostles. This prosecution in Jerusalem, where so many looked for redemption and found it but would not receive it, shows how that faithful city became a harlot. The gospel had both learning and power arrayed against it, yet it prevailed.
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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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