The Saving Act of God
Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In this Man of Nazareth, the Salvation promised by the God of Abraham and Israel has arrived for all men . The child carried by Mary was “ begotten of the Holy Spirit .” The angel instructed Joseph to name the child ‘Jesus’, because he came to deliver his people from their sins. His name pointed to the saving act of God for humanity that was about to unfold. Ever since then, men and women have experienced the ‘ Salvation of Yahweh ’ through Jesus of Nazareth.