Jesus is
both Lord and Christ
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Most people willingly accept Jesus as Saviour,
because they recognize their own needs and yearn for the grace of salvation
bestowed by God. But believing in Christ means not just accepting Him as
Saviour, but also acknowledging Him as the new master and Lord. This is a
transfer of authority. Most Christians, and even some preachers, will only
deliver the message of Jesus as Saviour when they are sharing the Gospel, and
fail to clarify that Jesus is Lord. This may be due to time constraints when
preaching, or concern that the listener will find it hard to accept. It is
easier for us to urge people to accept grace, but much harder to surrender
authority to God. Not only should we let people know when preaching the Gospel
that God has prepared the grace of salvation for those who will perish, so that
sinners will have life through faith, but we should also proclaim God’s
authority in Satan’s domain, and declare to the world that God has established
Jesus as Lord and Christ. This is the earliest proclamation in the Gospels:
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Many people neglect to implement the important truth
that “Jesus is Lord”, so that despite being a believer for many years, they
remain at the initial stage of just receiving salvation without further
advancement in their spiritual journey. If we acknowledge that Jesus is Lord,
we should surrender authority over our lives completely to Him. The life lesson
to be learned by disciples is to have Jesus as Lord, and to deliver authority
over their own lives and control over their own bodies willing to God, so that
God will have more people on earth who resemble His son Jesus Christ to
manifest His will and glory.
Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and
have it to the full.” (John 10:10) Our lives being lived to the full because of
Jesus means that Christians should manifest the life of the Son of God on earth
even more. (1 John 5:20) In the same way that Jesus submitted to the will of
the Heavenly Father on earth and deferred to God’s authority, we should also
submit to the will of Jesus and defer to His authority. The Lord that gives us
breath and eternal life commands all the universe and everything in the
spiritual realm. He also commands our lives. Praise and thanks be to God!
“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all
things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.” (Romans 11:36)
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