“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 (RSV)
This is a profound scripture verse for believers to pause and meditate on. There is something about the name of Jesus. God sent us His son, but He also sent us His name to pray in. God almighty selected that name and sent Gabriel to Mary, telling her to name the baby in her womb, Jesus.
It’s the only name that is given to all mankind, which can make us whole. He gave us His name, to pray in, because in His name, we have the benefits of a complete salvation; physical healing, mental wholeness, redemption, and peace. In His name, anyone’s life can be transformed and healed in body, mind, soul and spirit.
Jesus could just look at a person and know the exact pathology within them. He knew what was needed to fully heal someone.
Scripture tells us that God has the hairs of our head numbered. If He knows the number of hairs on our head, then He also knows the status of every cell in our bodies, and what we hold in the deepest places of our mind, soul and spirit.
Jesus always was, is now and forever will be, the greatest of all physicians. He can see us inside and out, and He is the true source of complete healing. There is power in His name. He may choose to heal miraculously or by using medical professionals. Whoever He heals, His intent is to heal them physically, mentally and spiritually.
Jesus said to all those He healed,
“Go in peace, your faith has saved you.” He spoke as if peace, salvation and healing were one and the same.
There is a special Greek word for the “Jesus” kind of healing. It’s a word used in today’s scripture verse and throughout the New Testament. The word “save” or “salvation” in Greek, has a more expanded meaning than in English, which can enhance our understanding of Jesus and His name. The word is “Soteria.”
Soteria is a Greek word used about 46 times in the New Testament. In English it means salvation, but in Greek, it refers to salvation through wholeness and complete healing. When Jesus used the term to “save” as in the verse,
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost,”
(Luke 19:10) the word “save” is translated as “soteria”, which means an all inclusive salvation; healing of body, mind, soul and spirit.
Bible commentaries define Soteria, as: “a restoration to a state of safety, soundness, health and well being.”
Salvation has a much broader meaning in Greek, than in English.
To top it all off, when Soteria is translated into Hebrew, it becomes the word “Yeshua”, which means salvation. The word Yeshua, is translated into English, as Jesus.
It’s the word that keeps on giving!
So, the name of Jesus means salvation-the complete healing of body, mind and soul and spirit. Maybe that’s why He told us,
“If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:14)
Some of the greatest scientists were Christians, such as Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Gregor Mendel, Blaise Pascal, Louis Pasteur and many others. The name of Jesus inspires medical research, inventions and discoveries that help mankind. He also gives insight to physicians, to correctly diagnose and prescribe the right treatment.
Whether we go to church or to the medical clinic, putting our faith in the name of Jesus, is to know that He is our Soteria, the true source for our complete wholeness and well being.
Lord, we ask in the name of Jesus, that you bless each reader and their loved ones with the wholeness of soteria healing of body, mind, soul and spirit. Amen
