Jesus of Nazareth, Both Lord and Christ

Jesus of Nazareth, Both Lord and Christ:

Act 2: 29-36. Psalm 16.

Psalm 16:1–10 NKJV

Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.” As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take up their names on my lips. O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance. I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 16:10–11 NKJV

For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

(Acts 2:14-21). 

v. 22, Jesus was attested by God with miracles.

v. 23, Jesus delivered by the predetermined plan of God, and was nailed to the cross.v.

24, God race Jesus from the dead.v

v. 25-28, Old Testament quotes about where God does not abandon Jesus.

v. 29, David died and was buried.

v. 30, David was a prophet, God promised one of his descendants would sit on the throne.

v. 31, the Christ would not be abandoned in Hades, or suffer decay.

v. 32, God raised up Jesus.

v. 33, Jesus is exalted to the right hand of God.

vv. 34-35, It was not David who ascended into heaven.

v. 36, the verse under consideration.

v. 37, the listeners were pierced to the heart and asked what to do.

v. 38, Jesus says to repent.

Acts 2:29–36 NKJV

“Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

Peter Speaks the sgnificate of psalm 16

Now, as you’re looking at that, you should be careful to note the difference between the expression “the Lord,” and then the second “my Lord.” In the Authorized Version from which I’m reading this morning, the first “LORD” is in capital letters, signifying that this is the Hebrew expression for “Yahweh” in the Old Testament; the tetragrammaton. The second is a capital “L” and three little letters. This is a reference to a different word, “Adonay,” which may mean “master.” It may even refer to men, but often refers to God as “master.” So “Yahweh said unto my Adonai.” That’s the way the Psalm in Psalm 110 is written in the Hebrew text, “Yahweh said unto my Adonai, or Adonai; Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore,” Peter reaches his climax, “let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

Psalm 110:1 NKJV

The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

He is Both Lord and Christ

Romans 10:9, 10

"But what does it say? 'The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart'-- that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." (Romans 10:8-10). This is a well known passage that speaks about salvation. But now notice the confession the Ethiopian eunuch made prior to his water baptism into Christ: "And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." (Acts 8:37). We often equate the two passages, suggesting that the eunuch's confession and the confession Paul is discussing are the same. But note that there is a difference. The eunuch confessed Jesus as the Christ and as the Son of God. Paul discusses confessing Jesus as Lord. There is a difference. The Point To confess Jesus as the "Christ" means that we proclaim that we believe He is the anointed one of whom the Old Testament prophets had prophesied. The word "Christ" is the Greek rendition of the Hebrew word "Messiah." The eunuch was saying he believed Jesus was the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy. This means Jesus was the one appointed by God to assume the royal, priestly office of the promised Messiah. It is necessary to believe and be willing to confess this belief. But it is not the same thing as confessing Jesus as Lord." For example, when Peter proclaimed on Pentecost that "God has made Him both Lord and Christ-- this Jesus whom you crucified." (Acts 2:36), he was saying God made Jesus two different things; Lord and Christ. The Difference It is entirely possible to confess one's belief that Jesus is the Christ without confessing Jesus as Lord. People do it all the time. To confess Jesus as Christ is to state that we believe He is who He claimed to be; the Savior, the Son of God, the Redeemer. We do need to do this to be saved. But to confess Jesus as Lord involves not only the mouth, but is a recognition that He is our Lord and Master and that we are willing to submit to and obey Him. Early disciples would never have disturbed the Roman authorities for confessing Jesus as the Christ. They would not care about that. But to confess Jesus as Lord and king was another matter. To say that their first allegiance was to the Lord Jesus as opposed to Caesar got many of them thrown into prison and killed. When the unbelieving Jews wanted to get Rome after the Christians, they would accuse them of accepting Jesus as Lord or king (Matthew 22:15-22; Acts 17:6,7). Confessing Jesus as Lord So, practically speaking, what all is involved in confessing Jesus as Lord? Well, obviously the first thing involved is speaking of our acceptance of His lordship. Our Romans text says, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord..." (10:9). But it does not end there. It only begins there. Jesus, in fact, does not even want us to make such a confession if we are not willing to act upon it. He does not want us to call Him "Lord" and "Master" if we are not willing to commit to doing the things He says. He said, "And why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" (Luke 6:46).

Instead, our deeds need to match our words: "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father." (Colossians 3:17). To confess Jesus' Lordship with our mouths while not submitting our lives to Him is empty. If He truly is our Lord, then He controls both our words as well as our deeds. The Lord's Commandments There simply is no other authority in the church than that of the Lord Jesus. Jesus said, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth." (Matthew 28:18). The Scriptures affirm that the Father "put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church..." (Ephesians 1:22). Sometimes, obeying the Lord may mean we must do something difficult. We might be forced to take a risk in speaking out, or confront sin, or forgo a personal liberty for the cause of Christ. Our discipleship might lead us into an undesired confrontation. Accepting Jesus' "Lordship" means accepting that we are on a collision course with the world and its false standards. We might have to struggle to forgive when wronged when we would prefer to get even. It might be that we need to change our focus and be more careful not to let our worldly ambitions to crowd out the cause of the kingdom in our daily lives. Accepting Jesus' Lordship means we are willing to submit our wills and wants to His and put His kingdom first. Accepting Jesus' Lordship means accepting everything He has said. Notice the following Scripture as an example: "From that time Jesus Christ began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, 'God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.' But He turned and said to Peter, 'Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's.' Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it. For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?'" (Matthew 16:21-26). Jesus made a statement that Peter did not like to hear. Peter said, "No!" But "no" is not something one says to the Lord. Accepting Jesus' Lordship involves saying "yes" to whatever He says. It involves denial of self-interests, including sometimes the giving up of life itself. But it also involves finding life; that is, eternal life. There is everlasting profit in accepting Jesus as Lord and Christ. Application to really life and the victory we have in Jesus

Jesus is Lord …Over power, king , principlality and over you life .