Save Completely

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

What a verse!  So deep; so encouraging; and so full of meaning!  I just love this thought of save completely.  In the ESV and the King James the phrase is save to the uttermost.  If you look up the Greek, the word is pantelēs and it has this connotation of all encompassing, completely, perfectly, for all time and forever.

This verse is telling us that because Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant (grace), because Jesus lives forever as our high priest (Hebrews 7) he is able to perfectly, completely and forever save us from anything. 

Oh, but there is more to this verse.  J. C. Ryle wrote “Able to Save” on this single verse and he outlines 3 key points to this verse:

1. You have here a description of all true Christians: they are a people who come to God by Christ.

2. You have the work that Jesus Christ is ever carrying on on behalf of true Christians: He ever lives to make intercession for them.

3. You have the comfortable conclusion built by St. Paul upon Christ's work of intercession. He says: "He is able to save to the uttermost them that come unto God by Him, because He ever liveth to make intercession for them."

So wherever we are, whatever we are facing we can get through it when we turn to Christ.  And when we turn to Christ we can have confidence that he forever lives to make intercession for us. And as He intercedes for us we can trust that we will be saved completely, perfectly and forever!  Amen!

Grace and Peace!