The Call to the Lordship of Jesus Christ is a call I trust we are all answering during this first week of 2024. Here again are the bullet points from an article by Dr. Vern Poythress, Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, entitled 10 Things You Should Know about the Lordship of Christ.
1)Christ is Lord over all because He is God.
2)Christ is Lord over all because in His human nature He has accomplished perfect obedience, has won salvation for us, and has been given universal dominion as a reward.
3)Christ claims authority over both believers and unbelievers.
4)We are to obey Christ in all things.
5)We are to serve Christ all the time, in all of life, with all our heart.
6)The means of grace guide us and equip us to grow in serving Christ.
7)Serving Christ makes a pronounced difference in every area of life.
8)Because of Christ’s lordship over the world, we can sometimes learn and cooperate with unbelievers in short-term projects.
9)Christ gives distinctive authority and responsibilities to people in various spheres of life.
10)Through Christ, God establishes a pronounced distinction between the church and other institutions on earth.
Let’s focus on the third one:
Jesus is the Lord of all—not just Lord of those who belong to him—believers. He is the Lord of the Universe.
Before Jesus left this planet, he said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me…” (Matthew 28:18).
In Philippians 2 (9-11), the apostle Paul writes,
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Did you catch the “every?” Every knee will bow and every tongue will acknowledge.
As believers, we know Jesus is our Lord. Because he has all authority, he has commissioned you and me to be his ambassadors to an unbelieving world.
On that final day, we will all confess Jesus as Lord. Believers have bowed the knee willingly in response to God’s sovereign call to follow him. Like a vanquished enemy, there will be those on that last day will also bow and confess Jesus as Lord. And this will be the last thing they do before their eternal punishment.
That is why we do what we do. That is why, under the Lordship of Christ, we go into our neighborhoods, our workplace, anywhere, to share God’s love.
May God use us all during the coming days to introduce many to the Savior so they will bow the knee now, and with their tongues, now, acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
1)Christ is Lord over all because He is God.
2)Christ is Lord over all because in His human nature He has accomplished perfect obedience, has won salvation for us, and has been given universal dominion as a reward.
3)Christ claims authority over both believers and unbelievers.
4)We are to obey Christ in all things.
5)We are to serve Christ all the time, in all of life, with all our heart.
6)The means of grace guide us and equip us to grow in serving Christ.
7)Serving Christ makes a pronounced difference in every area of life.
8)Because of Christ’s lordship over the world, we can sometimes learn and cooperate with unbelievers in short-term projects.
9)Christ gives distinctive authority and responsibilities to people in various spheres of life.
10)Through Christ, God establishes a pronounced distinction between the church and other institutions on earth.
Let’s focus on the third one:
Jesus is the Lord of all—not just Lord of those who belong to him—believers. He is the Lord of the Universe.
Before Jesus left this planet, he said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me…” (Matthew 28:18).
In Philippians 2 (9-11), the apostle Paul writes,
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Did you catch the “every?” Every knee will bow and every tongue will acknowledge.
As believers, we know Jesus is our Lord. Because he has all authority, he has commissioned you and me to be his ambassadors to an unbelieving world.
On that final day, we will all confess Jesus as Lord. Believers have bowed the knee willingly in response to God’s sovereign call to follow him. Like a vanquished enemy, there will be those on that last day will also bow and confess Jesus as Lord. And this will be the last thing they do before their eternal punishment.
That is why we do what we do. That is why, under the Lordship of Christ, we go into our neighborhoods, our workplace, anywhere, to share God’s love.
May God use us all during the coming days to introduce many to the Savior so they will bow the knee now, and with their tongues, now, acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
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