As we are beginning this new year, I am challenging all of us to focus on the Lordship of Jesus Christ. 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 second point:
The Lord Jesus Christ, as the incarnate Son of God, because he was obedient, even to death on the cross (Philippians 2:8), has provided for our reconciliation with God and is now at the right hand of God with a name above every name (Philippians 2:9).
The apostle John reminds us that “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
We know Jesus lived a sinless life. He died on that old rugged cross for our sins. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 5:21— “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
But there’s more—because of Jesus’ obedience and sacrifice—he has total authority as our Lord and Savior.
…he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. (Ephesians 1:20-23)
Jesus Christ is Lord because he is God. Jesus Christ is Lord because of his obedience—the victory he achieved through his death, resurrection, and ascension. As Dr. Poythress says, “He is God and man in one person, on the throne of the universe.”
Glory to his name!
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 second point:
The Lord Jesus Christ, as the incarnate Son of God, because he was obedient, even to death on the cross (Philippians 2:8), has provided for our reconciliation with God and is now at the right hand of God with a name above every name (Philippians 2:9).
The apostle John reminds us that “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
We know Jesus lived a sinless life. He died on that old rugged cross for our sins. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 5:21— “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
But there’s more—because of Jesus’ obedience and sacrifice—he has total authority as our Lord and Savior.
…he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. (Ephesians 1:20-23)
Jesus Christ is Lord because he is God. Jesus Christ is Lord because of his obedience—the victory he achieved through his death, resurrection, and ascension. As Dr. Poythress says, “He is God and man in one person, on the throne of the universe.”
Glory to his name!
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