Easter: We Need No Other Besides Him

Earlier we mentioned that the name Joshua (from which the name Jesus is derived) means Savior. 

• To be more correct, it means Yahweh is salvation. 
• (In Hebrew, the suffix Jo is an abbreviation for Yahweh. 
• The remainder of that name -shua is the Hebrew word for salvation.) 
• Even the name of Jesus (Joshua) shows us that salvation is the work of Yahweh, and not the work of man. 

In the gospel according to Matthew, the reference to the name Jesus is seen as the fulfillment of the Immanuel-prophecy. 

• Matthew wrote, “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” 
• All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 
• “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us”(cf. Matthew 1:21-23). 

The fact that Jesus is called Immanuel “God with us” proves that Jesus is true God. 

• Yahweh Himself came to earth in the person of Jesus Christ. 
• Jesus is the Son of God incarnate, (which means in the flesh). 
• The fact that Jesus is the Son of God assures us that He is a complete Savior. 
• We need no other besides Him.

To be continued...

Adapted Excerpt From

Only By True Faith

A. VanDelden