Jesus Christ the Lord

Lord as a title of respect for the earthly Jesus Christ

Matthew 8:25 ESV

And they went 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 ESV

For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left 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 ESV

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

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Jesus Christ is the Saviour

Romans 10:13 ESV

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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Jesus Christ is Lord of the Sabbath

Matthew 12:8 ESV

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 ESV

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is 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 ESV

and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

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Lord is a natural title for the risen Christ

Luke 24:34 ESV

saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, 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 ESV

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

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“The name of the Lord” expresses this relationship

1 Corinthians 6:11 ESV

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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“Jesus our Lord” expresses this relationship

Ephesians 6:24 ESV

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

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“In the Lord” as an expression of this relationship

Philemon 16 ESV

no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as 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 ESV

and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

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Jesus Christ’s lordship is the basis for Christian obedience

Colossians 2:6 ESV

Therefore, as you 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 ESV

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of 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 ESV

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.

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Jesus Christ as Lord of all

Romans 10:12 ESV

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.

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