August 12, 2026 4:00 am
The Bible teaches that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are one in the Godhead, with all three persons involved in human salvation. Jesus Christ is the primary instrument of salvation, while God the Father is the source of all human salvation. The application of the title Savior to God the Father is proper, and this understanding brings great comfort to believers.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. God, our Savior. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Titus three four. Six times in the pastoral epistles, Paul refers to God as our Savior. Usually, however, he and the other New Testament writers identify Jesus Christ as our Savior.
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the same fashion, Paul relates that his commission to preach the gospel came from God our Savior, while elsewhere he says his commission came by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Is this a contradiction? No. In fact, references to God as our Savior should not surprise us, for they are found in numerous places in the Old Testament.
Furthermore, our understanding of the Trinity insists that all three persons of the Godhead are one in God. Of course, Christ made many references to the fact that he was not acting on his own, but came to do the will of him that sent him. Paul himself appeared to be comfortable with this seeming overlap, for in one sentence he wrote, God our Savior. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. Such usages further confirm that Jesus is God.
While Christ was the primary instrument of salvation as the perfect sacrifice for sin, God the Father is the source of all human salvation, and the application of the title Savior to him is proper. Indeed, we derive great comfort as we see the role of all three persons of the Godhead involved in our salvation. Herein is love not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. I John four ten. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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