Of Jesus Christ, True God And Man, The Only Savior Of The World (Second Helvetic Confession, Chapter 11h)
This article by Ronald Cammenga expounds on Chapter 11h of the Second Helvetic Confession, establishing Jesus Christ as the sole Savior and Redeemer of all humanity throughout redemptive history. Through careful exegesis of Scripture, the author demonstrates how the Old Testament types and prophecies pointed to Christ and how all believers—from the patriarchs to the present—are saved through Him alone.
Jesus Christ is the only Savior of the world, and the true awaited Messiah. For we teach and believe that this Jesus Christ our Lord is the unique and eternal Savior of the human race, and thus of the whole world, in whom by faith all who before the law, under the law, and under the Gospel were saved, and however many will be saved at the end of the world. For the Lord Himself says in the Gospel: "He who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief...
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