Muslims believe that only Allah can save from sins, and that attributing this role to Jesus contradicts Islamic teachings.

The concept of salvation is central to both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, where God is depicted as the ultimate Savior. For instance, passages like Isaiah 43:11 declare that 'I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior.' This establishes the foundation of God's saving power. However, the New Testament expands this understanding by revealing Jesus as the Savior who delivers humanity from sin, as seen in Matthew 1:21, where it states that Jesus will save His people from their sins. Furthermore, the New Testament emphasizes the redemptive work of Jesus through His blood, as highlighted in Ephesians 1:7 and Colossians 1:14, which affirm that believers have redemption through His sacrifice. This duality of God and Jesus as Savior does not contradict the monotheistic nature of God in Christianity but rather reveals the complexity of the divine nature, where Jesus is fully God and fully man, acting as the mediator between God and humanity. Additionally, the Christian understanding of salvation through Jesus does not negate God's sovereignty; instead, it fulfills the prophetic declarations of the Old Testament. The New Testament writers, many of whom were well-versed in Hebrew Scriptures, consistently link Jesus' mission to the salvific promises made by God in the past. Thus, Christians see Jesus as the embodiment of God's saving grace, fulfilling the role of Savior as prophesied in the Scriptures.