SPECIAL TOPIC: AUTHOR/LEADER (ARCHĒGOS)

SPECIAL TOPIC: AUTHOR/LEADER (archgēos)

The term "author" or "leader" is the Greek term archēgos. It comes from the Greek root "beginning" (archē) and "to go" or "to lead" (agō). This compound came to be used of a ruler, prince, or leader (human or angelic). The term is used only four other times in the NT to refer to Jesus:

Prince or author of life in Acts 3:15 (possibly Jesus as the Father's agent in creation, cf. John 1:1-3; 1 Cor. 8:6; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2)
Prince or leader and savior in Acts 5:31
Author of their salvation in Heb. 2:10
Author (or pioneer) and perfecter of the faith in Heb. 12:2

Jesus is the starter, the sustainer, and the finisher of salvation! He is fallen mankind's only hope of restoring a personal relationship with YHWH (i.e., John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 5:10-12).