NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER; FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED.

FOR THERE IS NOT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JEW AND THE (GENTILE); FOR THE SAME LORD OVER ALL, IS RICH UNTO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM.

FOR WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED. (Whether Jew,Catholic or Protestant)

These are two of the most popular Scriptures about the Way of Salvation, yet their implication has been ignored since the years 325 A.D. Preachers preach them now days very lightly, we are told by our Savior, that on the first and the second Commandments “...hangs all the Law of Moses..,” and since salvation is by Grace through Faith, on these two Scriptures must hang FAITH AND GRACE.

In the Book of Revelation we read that the amount of save people “cannot be numbered”, my question is: wherefrom this amount of save people came from? What Organization is that big? Not even all denominations together made a number of people that “cannot be numbered” yet the same book show us that ..nations were save.. ; However, again, in the same book says that “…whosoever was not found written in the BOOK OF LIFE was cast into the lake of fire.” Obviously there is a number known only to the Savior, “…the Lord knows all that are His and depart from iniquity all who called on the Name of the Lord.”

To “call on the Name of the Lord,” has never been a denominational doctrine, This is God’s Doctrine and He used Prophet Joel to declared saying: “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered…as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.” This prophecy was fulfilled at Jerusalem as was written, and the Apostle Peter quoted Prophet Joel saying “AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD, SHALL BE SAVED” “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as THE LORD OUR GOD shall call”. And to call on the LORD, IT IS TO CALL ON THE FATHER: “...O LORD, THOU ARE OUR FATHER, OUR REDEEMER, THINE NAME IS FROM EVERLASTING.” (Everlasting Father: Father of eternity, For ever FATHER.”

It may sound strange but it is so! God calls sinners for sinners to call upon His Name. Jesus said “No men cometh unto me except the Father draw him.” All the Apostles preached the same message of “calling on the Name of the Savior” exhibit #1: God called Lydia opening her heart to receive the preaching of Paul; she called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM, exhibit #2: God called some Macedonians, and they called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM, exhibit #3: God called the jailor of Phillipi and he and his household called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM, exhibit #4: God called Cornelious and he and his household called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM, exhibit #5: God called some disciples at Ephesus and they called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM, exhibit #6 :God called about three thousand sinners at Pentecost’s Day (the beginning of The Church) and they whom received the call called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM, and last but not least, exhibit #7 (number of perfection) God called Saul, and he called on the NAME OF THE LORD AT BAPTISM. Knowing all of the above, is clear to see that baptism in the Name of The Lord was in connection with “calling on The Name of The Lord” even the Ethiopian eunuch who God called when reading the Scriptures in the desert, he called on the name of the Lord at baptism, (the same God who set a table in the wilderness, He also set a pool in a desert land, for a hungry soul to Call on the Name of The Lord) he was baptized by Philip the Evangelist who was preaching in Samaria “…the things concerning THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, (and) they were baptized both men and women.”

Paul said in a question tone: “...how shall one call (on the Name of The Lord) if the Name of The Lord is not preached unto them?..” As a door to door salesman for many years, I know that “you sale what you show”

If you have not called on the Name of The Lord, how can you give it to others? Paul was send out to take The Name of The Lord to others; The Lord Jesus said “…he is a chosen vessel unto me, to BEAR MY NAME BEFORE THE GENTILES …” “...I WILL SHOW HIM HOW GREAT THINGS HE MUST SUFFER FOR MY NAME SAKE”. And Paul testified that he was willing to suffer death for the sake of the NAME OF THE LORD, Peter and the rest of the Apostles were straitly commanded not to mention the Name of The Lord in their preachings, but “they” rejoiced before The Lord, “...that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for HIS NAME.”

At the beginning of this reading material was mentioned the A.D. 325, at that time the Apostles suffering experiences, made History repeated again when Apostolic believers were forviden to call on the Name of The Lord, even inside of their own churches or homes. In the month of October ( 1003) something else made History when a Supreme Court’s Judge ordered the removal of a Monument of The Ten Commandments from a Federal Building in one of the states of America; some Protestants became Protestants again, and protested against the act , but not avail. But as mentioning the A.D. 325 case, it is not the first time that authorities place themselves as Divine Authority; Emperor Constantinus did exactly that and by his words was forviden the calling on the Name of The Lord Jesus in water baptism.

Here are some of the Emperor’s own words branding the people who “called on the Name of The Lord, as HERETICS, Victor Constantinus …we hereby give warning that none of you henceforth presume to assemble yourselfs together, WE HAVE DECREED THAT YOU BE DEPRIVED OF ALL THE HOUSES IN WHICH YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO HOLD YOR ASSEMBLIES..AND THAT THESE BE IMMEDIATELY GIVEN TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, (which was what many do not know: A BRANCH OFF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH). And the practice of mixing both, Christian and pagan doctrines began instead of “...whosoever shall call on the Name of The Lord shall be saved”.

The material losses of the Apostolic believers seen their Houses of Worship destroyed were very painful, and costly, but not as costly as the suffering to see the attempts to destroy the precious faith that made them build those Houses of Worship “...where two of three of you are gather together IN MY NAME, I AM IN THE MIDST” “...WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVE”

“That the residue of men might seek after THE LORD, and all the Gentiles, UPON WHOM MY NAME

(HAS BEEN) CALLED…” I write the folowing, specially for those who ignorantly has said in defending themselves agains their need of baptism in the Name of The Lord; “... I rather to obey the words of Jesus and not the words of Peter…” Christian friend, please, do not close the eyes of your understanding to the WORDS OF THE LORD JESUS ON THE LAST SCRIPTURAL QUOTATION,

Now, allow me please, to deviate a little from the subject; also in last fall season, a Pastor from somewhere in California, called the Episcopalian Church the Church of the Anti-Christ, those were very very heavy words to say the least, his reason was that the Church Organisation had ordain a homosexual priest as their head over all. Here again many protestants became again protestants, I don’t became Protestant again, I been protesting all along; some calls me “legalist” some think that my “LETTERS TO MINISTERS” made some people “fill they are put-down” and “fill guilty”; let it be! I know in spiritual vocabulary “that felling is called CONVICTION” . (in Apostolic words: ..they were pricked in their hearts..) But preacher friend, can you see with my glasses that the sin of homosexuality is a sin of the flesh? How it can be the sin of being the Anti-Christ? On the other hand, the sin of anti-Christ is of spiritual origen designed to be AGAINST CHRIST; it is NOT PRO- CHRIST, BUT ANTI-CHRIST.

The Apostle John put it in this way. “…THIS IS A DECEIVER, AND ANTI-CHRIST…even now are there many anti-Christs…” A spirit that is against The Name of The Christ of God. A spirit that was operating on Emperor Constantinus when he was lead to be against Christ’s Name at baptism! “IF YE ARE REPROACHED FOR THE NAME OF CHRIST, HAPPY ARE YE; FOR THE SPIRIT OF GLORY AND OF GOD RESTETH UPON YOU. ON THEIR PART HE IS EVIL SPOKEN OF, BUT ON YOUR PART HE IS GLORIFIED.” Talking in baptismal grounds; are you reproached for the Name of Christ? Or are you a reprocher for the Name of Christ? YOU HAVE THE ANSWER, NO ME.

by: Gabriel Mendez.