# JESUS CHRIST – God’s Salvation Has Come!

- Link: https://lordjesuschristreigns.blog/2025/07/14/jesus-christ-gods-salvation-has-come/
- Published: 2025-07-14T11:50:01-07:00
- Author: LordJesusChristReigns

From the dawn of human history, hearts have hungered for rescue—proof that our deepest
longings for meaning and hope can be met. In this article, we explore how Jesus 
of Nazareth fulfills God’s ancient promise of salvation and why His life, death,
and resurrection stand at the very center of divine redemptive purpose.

We’ll trace the prophetic whispers in the Old Testament that pointed forward to 
a coming Savior. Then, we’ll examine the New Testament portraits of Jesus—His miracles,
His words, and the climactic event of the cross—that reveal God’s power to break
the grip of sin. Along the way, we’ll engage common questions and objections, particularly
those arising from Islamic perspectives on Christ, and show how the biblical testimony
consistently affirms Jesus as the Messiah.

What you’ll discover:

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   #### The hidden threads of prophecy woven through Isaiah, Psalms, and Acts
   
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   #### How Jesus’ life mirrors and fulfills those promises
   
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   #### The significance of His atoning death and triumphant resurrection
   
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   #### A reasoned response to objections from an Islamic viewpoint
   

Whether you’re seeking answers for your doubts or yearning for a deeper encounter
with God’s grace, this journey through Scripture will equip and inspire you. Let’s
dive in and see how, in Jesus Christ, God’s salvation has truly come.

In one post at his blog, _Blogging Theology,_ namely this one: ([“Luke 19: ‘Today salvation has come to this house.’”](https://bloggingtheology.net/2016/08/20/luke-18-today-salvation-has-come-to-this-house/)),
Muslim polemicist, Paul Williams, quotes the story of Jesus visiting a Jewish tax
collector named Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10 to prove that Jesus didn’t need to die
for this man’s sins for him to be saved. He writes:

“The significance of this passage lies in Jesus’ declaration of the availability
of salvation “today”, long before his alleged death for man’s sins. NT scholars 
have long noticed that for Luke, salvation and forgiveness of sin does not depend
of Jesus’ atoning death. Rather, like an Old Testament prophet, Jesus calls the 
people of Israel to sincere repentance and faith in the One God. Jesus as such is
_not_ the object of his proclamation, a fact that is curiously ignored by many Christians
today. These Christians do not follow the religion of Jesus but the religion _about_
Jesus. Luke 19 is a key text to understand Jesus’ soteriology:”

What makes this somewhat ironic is that Williams conveniently overlooks the fact
that this very same passage proves the opposite point that he is trying to make,**
since it confirms that salvation is found only in Christ!**

Note carefully what the following verses say:

“When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and
come down; for **I MUST STAY AT YOUR HOUSE TODAY**.’

**‘TODAY SALVATION HAS COME TO THIS HOUSE,** because he too is a son of Abraham..’”
Luke 19:5, 9-10

As can be seen from _**the context,**_ Jesus was clearly referring to Himself as
the very Salvation that had personally come to Zacchaeus’ house, since He is the
Son of Man who seeks after the lost to save them! How in the world could Williams
have possibly missed this fact?

That it is Jesus Himself who is God’s Salvation for mankind is further seen from
all the places in Luke-Acts where Christ is identified as the Savior who was sent
to save and forgive:

“Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around
them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for
see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born 
this day in the city of David _**A SAVIOR, who is the Messiah, the Lord**_.” Luke
2:9-11

“God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and **_SAVIOR_** that he might give
repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.” Acts 5:31

“All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes **_IN HIM_** receives
forgiveness of sins through his name.” Acts 10:43

“When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he
said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry
out all my wishes.’ Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel **_A SAVIOR_**,
Jesus, as he promised… Let it be known to you therefore, my brothers, that through
this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you; by this Jesus everyone who believes
is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of 
Moses.” Acts 13:22-23, 38-39

“After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, ‘My brothers,
you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the
one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become
believers. And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them 
the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us; **_and in cleansing their hearts by faith_**
he has made no distinction between them and us. Now therefore why are you putting
God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our 
ancestors nor we have been able to bear? On the contrary, we believe _**that we 
will be SAVED through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will**_.’” Acts 
15:7-11

“Then he brought them outside and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be **_SAVED_**?’
They answered, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be **_SAVED_**, you and 
your household.’” Acts 16:30-31

And since Jesus is the Savior, He could therefore save anyone and everyone who would
believe in Him, even before his crucifixion, since from God’s perspective Christ’s
death for sinners was an assured reality, having been foreordained beforehand with
no possibility of anything or anyone stopping it from coming to pass:

“Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem,
and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets **_WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED_**.
For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted and
spat upon. After they have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day
he will rise again.’” Luke 18:31-33

“For I tell you, this scripture **_MUST BE FULFILLED IN ME_**, ‘And he was counted
among the lawless’; and indeed what is written about me is being fulfilled.” Luke
22:37

“Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still
with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and
the psalms **_MUST BE FULFILLED_**.’ Then he opened their minds to understand the
scriptures, and he said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer
and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness 
of sins is to be proclaimed **_IN HIS NAME_** to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.’”
Luke 24:44-47

“You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man
attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through
him among you, as you yourselves know—this man, handed over to you **_ACCORDING 
TO THE DEFINITE PLAN AND FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD_**, you crucified and killed by the
hands of those outside the law. But God raised him up, having freed him from death,
because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.” Acts 2:22-24

“For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and
the peoples of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant[a] Jesus, whom
you anointed, to do **_WHATEVER YOUR HAND AND YOUR PLAN HAD PREDESTINED TO TAKE 
PLACE_**.” Acts 4:27-28

“Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to
be yours made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the person or time **_THAT
THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST WITHIN THEM INDICATED WHEN IT TESTIFIED IN ADVANCE TO THE SUFFERINGS
DESTINED FOR CHRIST AND THE SUBSEQUENT GLORY_**. It was revealed to them that they
were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been 
announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent
from heaven—things into which angels long to look!… You know that you were ransomed
from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like
silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without
defect or blemish. **_HE WAS DESTINED BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD_**, but
was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.” 1 Peter 1:10-12, 18-20

This now backfires against Williams. Seeing how _**the context**_ of Luke 19 affirms
that Jesus Himself is the Salvation of God for everyone who chooses to believe in
Him, this means that Williams has once again proven that Muhammad was a false prophet
for contradicting the testimony of the very biblical texts that he appealed to in
a failed attempt to undermine the Christian Gospel!

So much for Williams’ blog post.

**Conclusion**

As we’ve journeyed through the prophecies of old, witnessed the life and words of
Jesus, and stood at the foot of the cross, one truth emerges with unstoppable clarity:
in Christ, God’s salvation has come. What once was whispered in Isaiah and the Psalms
now stands fulfilled in the Person of Jesus of Nazareth, whose death broke sin’s
power and whose resurrection sealed our hope. By engaging objections and contrasting
worldviews, we’ve seen that the biblical portrait of the Messiah endures every test.

Now the invitation is yours. Whether you’ve wrestled with doubt or longed for assurance,
may the reality of Jesus’ saving work draw you into a deeper experience of grace.
Let these truths settle in your heart: you are known, you are loved, and because
He lives, you too can walk in newness of life.

May this exploration be just the beginning of a lifelong discovery of God’s unshakable
love.

_All Scriptural references are taken from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
of the Holy Bible._

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