Christ and His Doctrine
Salvation is found only in trusting the Lord Jesus Christ. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” (Acts 16:31). Let us not think, however, that salvation is in believing Christ to the exclusion of believing His doctrine. “ Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son” (II John 1:9). What is “the doctrine of Christ” ? The doctrine of Christ is the teaching which the Lord gave to His apostles of which He is the sum and substance. It concerns who He is, the work He did and the reason He alone had to do that work. He is truly God and Man, the Surety and Mediator of the everlasting Covenant; He is our Prophet, Priest and King. His work was that of Substitution, Satisfaction, Reconciliation and Redemption. He suffered, bled, died and arose in the stead of His sinful people to make reparation to divine