As Ramon continued to meditate on Christ’s death, he was overwhelmed by such a demonstration of love. He decided to give up his coveted Brahmin status and turn his life over to Jesus, the Saviour. In comparison with Christ’s sacrificial love, Ramon said, “Everything else just fell to pieces.”

This young Brahmin discovered the central truth of Christianity: Jesus, the Saviour of the world. He is the Way—the only way—of salvation.

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
—Acts 4:12. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptural texts in the DISCOVER guides are from the New International Version of the Bible [NIV].)

The Bible clearly teaches that we are lost in sin, and thus subject to sin’s penalty: death (Romans 6:23). All have sinned (Romans 3:23), so all face death. All of us need to be rescued from sin’s condemnation. Jesus is the One—the only One—who can provide that rescue.

“By this gospel you are saved, . . . Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, . . . he was buried, . . . he was raised on the third day.”
—1 Corinthians 15:2-4.

We are not saved by a religion, nor are we saved by a church. We are saved by Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ alone.

“Everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
—John 6:40.