Extra Jesum nulla salus
"Extra Jesum nulla salus" is Latin for "There is no salvation outside of Jesus."
This maxim is derived from the classical formula, "Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus"--"There is no salvation outside the Church."
Jesus is the one Mediator between God and humankind.
- Jesus said to Thomas, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
- There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.
One Man Died for All
Scripture
| John 11:51-52 | He did not say this on his own, but since he was high priest for that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, and not only for the nation, but also to gather into one the dispersed children of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 | For the love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore, all have died. He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. |
| Titus 2:11 | For the grace of God has appeared, saving all. |
| 1 John 2:2 | He is expiation for our sins, and not for our sins only but for those of the whole world. |
Catechism
- God graciously arranged that the things he had once revealed for the salvation of all peoples should remain in their entirety, throughout the ages, and be transmitted to all generations.[3]
- Our Father "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."[4] He "is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish."[5] His commandment is "that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another."[6] This commandment summarizes all the others and expresses his entire will.
- The Church prays that no one should be lost: "Lord, let me never be parted from you." If it is true that no one can save himself, it is also true that God "desires all men to be saved" (1 Tim 2:4), and that for him "all things are possible" (Mt 19:26).
- Those who die for the faith, those who are catechumens, and all those who, without knowing of the Church but acting under the inspiration of grace, seek God sincerely and strive to fulfill his will, can be saved even if they have not been baptized (cf. LG 16).
Faith Necessary for Salvation
- Faith is necessary for salvation. The Lord himself affirms: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (Mk 16:16).