What is the meaning of Luke 24:47? and in His name Jesus places His own name at the center of the gospel message. • Acts 4:12 affirms, “Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” • John 14:13 shows the authority He grants: “Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it.” • Philippians 2:9-11 declares that every knee will bow at His name. Because the name of Jesus embodies His person, work, and authority, proclamation must point people directly to Him—not to a system, a ritual, or human merit. repentance Repentance is a change of mind and direction toward God. • When Peter preaches at Pentecost he echoes Luke 24:47: “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins” (Acts 2:38). • Paul later insists that “God commands all people everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). • Second Peter 3:9 reminds us that the Lord is patient, “not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.” True repentance involves turning from sin and self-rule to trust and obey Christ. and forgiveness of sins Repentance is inseparably linked to divine pardon. • Ephesians 1:7 declares, “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses.” • Acts 10:43 promises, “Everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.” • First John 1:9 reassures believers that, when confessed, sins are forgiven and cleansed. God does not merely overlook sin; He removes it on the basis of Christ’s finished work. will be proclaimed The message is to be actively announced, not passively assumed. • Romans 10:14-15 asks how people can believe unless someone “preaches.” • Matthew 28:19-20 commands, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” • Acts 1:8 promises power from the Holy Spirit so that believers “will be My witnesses.” Proclamation is the appointed means by which God spreads the saving truth of Christ. to all nations The scope of the gospel is global. • Genesis 12:3 forecast that all nations would be blessed through Abraham’s seed—fulfilled in Christ. • Romans 1:16 says the gospel “is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.” • Revelation 7:9 pictures a countless multitude “from every nation and tribe and people and tongue” around the throne. No ethnic, cultural, or geographic barrier limits the reach of Christ’s salvation. beginning in Jerusalem God chose a specific historical starting point. • Acts 1:8 sets the pattern: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the ends of the earth. • Pentecost (Acts 2) demonstrates the plan in action as the Spirit empowers the first gospel sermon in Jerusalem. • Isaiah 2:3 predicted that the word of the Lord would go out from Jerusalem. Beginning where Jesus was crucified and raised highlights continuity with Old Testament prophecy and underscores the reality of the resurrection witnessed there. summary Luke 24:47 unfolds the heart of the Great Commission. Salvation rests solely on the name of Jesus; genuine response requires repentance that leads to forgiveness; this message must be boldly proclaimed, crossing every border and culture, yet it launched from Jerusalem exactly as foretold. God’s plan moves from a precise moment in history to a worldwide mission, ensuring that every person has the opportunity to hear, repent, and receive the forgiveness Christ secured. |
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