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The Name of Jesus
Lesson 2 of 4Level 1: Plain Foundations48 minutes

Jesus: The Saving Name

The name Jesus announces the LORD’s saving action and becomes the exclusive New Testament name of salvation.

Lesson thesisThe LORD who says He alone is Savior has made His saving identity known in Jesus Christ.
Plain-language pass

Start with the main point: The name Jesus announces the LORD’s saving action and becomes the exclusive New Testament name of salvation.

  • Name what the passage says before explaining what it means.
  • Use one clear Scripture before stacking several references.
  • Answer the checkpoint in plain words first.
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The name announces the mission

Matthew ties the child’s name to His work: He will save His people from their sins. The name Jesus carries the meaning ‘the LORD saves.’

This is not a merely human label placed beside the LORD’s name. It is the saving identity of God brought into the incarnate mission.

02

No Savior beside the LORD

Isaiah’s claim is absolute. The LORD is God and there is no Savior beside Him. Acts is equally absolute that no other name under heaven is given for salvation.

The claims fit when Jesus is the LORD’s saving self-revelation. They collide if Jesus is a separate Savior beside the LORD.

03

The exalted name receives universal confession

Every knee bows and every tongue confesses Jesus Christ as Lord. Paul applies worship-language from Isaiah’s LORD-text to Jesus.

The confession glorifies God because the name of Jesus does not divert worship from God. It reveals the one to whom divine worship belongs.

Scripture lab

Compare exclusive salvation claims

List the Savior, the saving act, the name, and the response commanded in each passage.

Isaiah 43:11Matthew 1:21Acts 4:10Acts 4:12Philippians 2:9-11
Watch for
  • The LORD claims sole saving identity.
  • Jesus saves from sins.
  • The apostolic message makes Jesus’ name uniquely necessary.
Key terms
Jesus
The revealed human name of the Messiah, carrying the confession that the LORD saves.
Saving name
The revealed name in which God’s saving person, authority, and work are encountered.
Common misunderstanding“Salvation in Jesus means the Old Testament LORD has been replaced.”

The name announces that the LORD saves. Jesus is the LORD’s saving presence in incarnation, not a replacement deity.

Reflection and teaching note

Explain why Isaiah 43:11 and Acts 4:12 belong together rather than compete.

Lesson check

Check your understanding

The lesson check asks for the core idea and the clearest Scripture connection.

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interpretationPlain question: Which conclusion best joins Isaiah 43:11 and Acts 4:12?
foundationPlain question: Matthew 1:21 connects Jesus’ name directly to saving His people from sins.