David V. Lott Examines the Absolute Sufficiency of Jesus Christ for Salvation in Christ + 0

Christian author and Bible teacher explores why salvation rests upon the completed work of Jesus Christ rather than human achievement, religious performance, or personal merit.

BRANSON, Mo. — October 18, 2026 —Christian author and Bible teacher David V. Lott, Ph.D., examines one of Christianity's most consequential theological questions in his book Christ + 0: The Absolute Sufficiency of Jesus Christ for Salvation: Is the work of Jesus Christ sufficient to accomplish salvation, or must something be added through human effort, religious observance, or personal achievement?

The book, the first volume in Lott's five-book *Truths That Set You Free* series, develops the biblical argument that salvation rests entirely upon the person and completed work of Jesus Christ. While Christian traditions have long debated the relationship between faith, works, grace, and assurance, Lott approaches the question by examining the language and reasoning of the New Testament, particularly the writings of the apostle Paul.

The title *Christ + 0* expresses the book's central conviction: nothing can be added to the saving work of Christ to make it more complete. Salvation is not a cooperative achievement in which Christ supplies what humanity cannot accomplish and individuals contribute the remaining portion through moral improvement or religious performance. Rather, the New Testament presents salvation as the gracious work of God, received through faith and grounded in what Christ has already accomplished.

For Lott, the distinction is fundamental to understanding the Christian gospel.

The apostle Paul's letters repeatedly address the relationship between divine grace and human effort. In Romans, Paul develops