The free gift of salvation is usually understood in the context of God's love.

"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." (John 3:14-17, CSB)

But is there something more that forms the basis and motivates God's love for human beings that are so undeserving?

1. Because of his faith in God, God promised Abraham that "that all of the peoples of earth will be blessed through you" (Gen 12:3). But the nation of Israel failed to keep their covenant promises and irrevocably broke the Mosaic Covenant, which set the conditions to enter the Promised Land. To fulfill His promise to Abraham, God makes a New Covenant to the house of Israel - descendants of Abraham. What do you observe about God's great and holy name?

"Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Lord God says: It is not for your sake that I will act, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you profaned among the nations where you went. I will honor the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord—this is the declaration of the Lord God—when I demonstrate my holiness through you in their sight.
For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will place my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.'" (Ezek 36:22-27, CSB)

2. What does the Hebrew name Jesus mean in English?

3. What do you observe about Paul's statement about the name of Jesus?

This is the message of faith that we proclaim: If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame, since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (Rom 10:8-13, CSB)

4. What do you conclude of God's statement, "I will honor the holiness of My great name"?