Christ as Lord

Lord of the Whole of Life!

Those who acclaim Christ as Lord need to acknowledge his lordship over their bodies by not giving reign to sexual immorality (1 Cor 6:12–20; 1 Thess 4:3–8). Having Christ as Lord is no idle matter, for those who eat in the temple of an idol cannot also drink “the cup of the Lord” (1 Cor 10:21). By doing so one provokes the Lord to jealousy and becomes prey to his fierce judgment (1 Cor 10:22).

Believers manifest their devotion to the Lord in a multitude of ways:

I. By giving thanks in all things (Eph 5:20),

II. By doing all in the Lord’s name (Col 3:17),

III. By living in harmony (Phil 4:2),

IV. By resisting the wiles of the devil (Eph 6:11),

V. By keeping apostolic instructions (1 Thess 4:2),

VI. By respecting their leaders (1 Thess 5:12),

VII. By supporting themselves financially instead of being lazy (2 Thess 3:12),

VIII. By turning away from false teaching (1 Tim 6:3)

IX. By not being ashamed of the message of the gospel (2 Tim 1:8).

X. Wives are to submit to their husbands “in the Lord” (Eph 5:22; Col 3:18),

XI. children are to obey their parents “in the Lord” (Eph 6:1; Col 3:20).

XII. Similarly, slaves are to obey their masters with the motivation of pleasing the Lord Christ instead of their earthly masters (Eph 6:5–8; Col 3:22–25).

XIII. Conversely, masters must beware of abusing and mistreating their slaves, for they too have a Lord in heaven who will pass judgment on them (Eph 6:9; Col 4:1).

Conclusion

1 Corinthians 12:3 KJV 1900

3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

(Philippians 2:6-11)

(Colossians 1:15-20)