Jesus Christ the Lord

Lord as a title of respect for the earthly Jesus Christ

Matthew 8:25 NASB95

And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”

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Lord as a mark of Jesus Christ’s authority as a teacher

1 Thessalonians 4:15 NASB95

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

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Lord as a sign of Jesus Christ’s divinity

Jesus Christ’s divinity

“Lord” is a common divine title in the Greek OT and is instinctively transferred to Jesus Christ in the NT.

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The day of Christ Jesus

The “day of Christ Jesus” is equivalent to the OT “day of the Lord”.

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Jesus Christ is ruler over all

Revelation 17:14 NASB95

“These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.”

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Jesus Christ is the Saviour

Romans 10:13 NASB95

for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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Jesus Christ is Lord of the Sabbath

Matthew 12:8 NASB95

“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Jesus the Messiah is Lord

“Christ” is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word “Messiah”.

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“Jesus is Lord” is the basic Christian statement of faith

Romans 10:9 NASB95

that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

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Jesus is Lord because of the resurrection

Romans 1:4 NASB95

who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,

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Lord is a natural title for the risen Christ

Luke 24:34 NASB95

saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon.”

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Jesus Christ’s lordship is the basis for his relationship with Christians

It is a personal relationship

Philippians 3:8 NASB95

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

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“The name of the Lord” expresses this relationship

1 Corinthians 6:11 NASB95

Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

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“Jesus our Lord” expresses this relationship

Ephesians 6:24 NASB95

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.

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“In the Lord” as an expression of this relationship

Philemon 16 NASB95

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

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The “grace of the Lord” as God’s provision for this relationship

1 Timothy 1:14 NASB95

and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

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Jesus Christ’s lordship is the basis for Christian obedience

Colossians 2:6 NASB95

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

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Jesus Christ’s lordship will be fully revealed

1 Thessalonians 4:16 NASB95

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

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Jesus Christ’s lordship signifies his absolute authority

Jesus Christ as judge of all

1 Corinthians 4:4 NASB95

For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.

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Jesus Christ as Lord of all

Romans 10:12 NASB95

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

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