A meaningless gospel, a meaningless
God and a meaningless Savior by Don Fortner You shall call
his name Jesus for he will save his people from their sins Matthew
chapter 1 verse 21 The angel's message to Joseph
was a message of grace, redemption, and salvation to sinners. By
God's command, he was named Jesus, Savior, because he was sent forth
by God to save his people from their sins. What he is called,
that he is. Jesus, our Savior. The Lord Jesus
came into the world to save His people from their sins. Those
He came to save were His people before He came to save them,
His by eternal election. There are some people in this
world, an elect multitude, chosen in Him before the world began,
who are peculiarly and distinctively His people, the objects of His
everlasting love. chosen in Him unto salvation. Ephesians 1, 2-6, 2 Thessalonians
2, 13 The Lord Jesus Christ is an almighty, effectual Savior. He saves his people from the
penalty of their sins by his blood atonement, the dominion
of their sins by his regenerating spirit, the being of their sins
when he takes them out of this world, all the evil consequences
of their sins in resurrection glory. Universal love, universal
grace, and universal redemption is meaningless love. meaningless
grace, and meaningless redemption. To preach such is to preach a
meaningless gospel, a meaningless God, and a meaningless Savior. You shall call His name Jesus,
for He will save His people from their sins. you