It is true that salvation is based on certain historical facts: “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once” (1 Cor 15:3-6). “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Rom 10:9). But we should remember that salvation comes not simply in accepting certain facts; it is found in receiving a Person: “We preach Christ crucified…”
(1 Cor 1:23). “I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him against that day” (2 Tim 1:12). “…Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead…Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:10-12).—J.B.N.

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