CHRIST ALONE
There is a simplicity to the Gospel that both humbles and offends the human heart. We are always tempted to add something extra, something impressive, something that lets us keep a little credit. But the Bible presses us back to a single foundation. Salvation does not rest on our effort, our knowledge, or our consistency; it rests on a Person. Christ alone stands at the center, sufficient and complete, needing no assistance from human strength.
The apostles were unashamedly narrow on this point. They declared that there is salvation in no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Not Christ plus law. Not Christ plus heritage. Not Christ plus moral performance. The Word of God presents Jesus as the exclusive remedy for sin, not because God is stingy with grace, but because Christ fully accomplished what no one else could. The cross was not a down payment; it was a finished work.
Paul reminded the church that no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11). Everything else eventually cracks. Good intentions fail. Religious systems shift. Even our best days are inconsistent. But Christ remains steady. He bore sin once, conquered death once, and now stands as the living cornerstone, holding together all who trust Him.
To trust Christ alone is not weakness; it is rest. It is laying down the exhausting project of self-salvation and receiving mercy with open hands. Faith does not look inward for assurance; it looks outward to a risen Savior. When the conscience accuses and the world shakes, the believer stands not on feelings or progress, but on Christ Himself, crucified and alive forevermore.
If you are tempted to measure your standing by yesterday’s failures or today’s efforts, return again to this truth. Christ alone saves. Christ alone keeps. Christ alone is enough, yesterday, today, and at the final day.
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Lord Jesus, teach my heart to rest fully in You alone. Strip away every false confidence and anchor my faith in Your finished work. Amen.
BDD
