Not to Mary, Not to Other Saints, But to Our Only Savior Jesus Christ

Q. Why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is, Savior? 

A. Because He saves me from all my sins,

For the Bible Tells Me So...

Matthew 1:21 “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” 

Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

and because salvation is not to be sought or found in anyone else.

For the Bible Tells Me So...

Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior. 

John 15:4,5 

• “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 
• I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” 

Acts 4:11,12 

• “This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. 
• Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” 

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus…

Q. Do those who seek their salvation or well-being in saints, in themselves, or anywhere else, also believe in the only Savior Jesus? 

A. No. Though they boast of Him in words, they in fact deny the only Savior Jesus.

For the Bible Tells Me So...

1 Corinthians 1:12,13 

• Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” 
• Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 

Galatians 5:4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

For one of two things must be true: either Jesus is not a complete Savior, or those who by true faith accept this Savior must find in Him all that is necessary for their salvation.

For the Bible Tells Me So...

Colossians 1:19,20 

• For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell,
• and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 

Colossians 2:10 …and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. 

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

The Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 11