JESUS IS PRECIOUS, part IV
Jesus the Precious One: Part IV “Unto you, therefore, which believe He is precious” (1 Peter 2:7). The very name of Jesus is precious. His name was announced from heaven before His birth by Isaiah who wrote of Him saying; And His name shall be called wonderful, counselor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). As we have already mentioned, on an earlier occasion, His preciousness was announced by the angel who instructed concerning His name, “Call Him Jesus for He shall save His people”. Notice how His mission was bound up in His name. He was to save His people. That was His task. He was not to try to save His people or, by His work, make His people savable. No! He was called Jesus because He would most assuredly save His people. He is precious! To declare His name as being Jesus is to affirm that He saves. But what does He save from? He saves from both sin and sins! “Brother Miles,” you say, “sin and sins …what’s the differ...