Why is Jesus called “Savior”?

Jesus is the one who saved us from sin and death through His power; we therefore proclaim His name to the world as its Savior and praise and glorify this name of salvation accordingly.

The name of Jesus bears a mysterious power from above, as the seventy apostles discovered when they returned to Him, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name ” (Luke 10:17). In His last conversation with the eleven before His ascension, He says, “And these signs will follow those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues” (Mark 16:17). The apostles performed many signs, wonders, and healings in the name of Jesus; for example, the healing of the lame (Acts 3:6–8). Even those who are rejected on the great day of the Lord will say to Him, “Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name , cast out demons in Your name , and done many wonders in Your name ?” (Matt. 7:22).

The name of Jesus is the object of evangelism . In Samaria “they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized” (Acts 8:12).

The praises in the New Testament proclaim the glory of Jesus’ name (Heb. 1:4; Phil. 2:9–10). Christ gave Himself as a ransom on our behalf, to bestow upon us eternity and redeem us from death.⁷⁰⁴ The scholar Origen says, “The word ‘Jesus’ is glorious, and worthy of all adoration and worship.”⁷⁰⁵