One of the clear
messages of the Holy Bible is the declaration that Jesus is Lord of all.[1] The
Lord Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords like His Holy Father – the living
LORD God of heaven and earth.[2] The
New Testament announced that Jesus is both God and Lord, and He has always
existed as King.[3]
The early believers of Jesus declared that Jesus is Lord, and they call for
others to worship and honor Jesus as Lord in our hearts.[4]
Jesus’s title as Lord revealed His sovereignty over the church and all the
earth, like His Holy Father.[5]
The living LORD God has given His Son Jesus all power and authority on heaven, all
the earth, and all nature.[6]
Even more, the living LORD God has exalted His Son Jesus and given Jesus the
Name which is above every name so that EVERYONE should confess that Christ
Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.[7]
Our declaration and
confession of Christ Jesus as Lord is the ONLY way to God’s salvation (life, healing,
restoration, peace, and redemption).[8] Importantly,
our confession that Jesus is Lord also means we must OBEY Jesus and His
teaching.[9]
Jesus’s teaching comes from His Holy Father, and Jesus fully obeyed His
Father’s commandments.[10] Jesus
taught that doing and wholehearted obedience to His Holy Father and His
commandments lead to life, salvation, and blessings.[11]
Obedience to the living LORD God and His commandments mean changing our ways
and turning away from lies, hate, envy, prejudice, obscenity, wickedness, and
evil doing – which are all actions of Satan.[12] The
living LORD God has called everyone to REPENT and TURN from Satan’s dark deeds,
wrongdoing, dishonesty, division, and wickedness and TURN to His goodness, light,
love, truth, and faithfulness.[13] God’s
wrath comes upon the disobedient and those who carry out and follow the evil
deeds, lawlessness, and the pathways of Satan.[14]
Jesus declared that not everyone that calls Him “Lord, Lord” will enter into
God’s Kingdom but only those who does and obeys the will of His Holy Father in
heaven and does not practice lawlessness, evildoing, and sin.[15]
As we obey and follow the living LORD God and His Son Jesus, the Holy Spirit
comes into believers’ lives and hearts to help believers obey and the Holy
Spirit cleanses, strengthens, and sanctifies our hearts and lead us into truth.[16]
[1]
See e.g., Luke 1:43; Luke 2:11; Acts 2:36; Acts 10:36; Romans 10:9; Romans
14:9; 2 Corinthians 4:5.
[2]
See e.g., Deuteronomy 10:17; Matthew 2:2; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 17:14;
Revelation 19:16.
[3]
See e.g., Luke 2:10-11; John 1:1-3, 14, 18; John 12:13; John 14:9-11; John
17:5; John 20:28; Romans 9:5; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Philippians 2:6; Titus 2:13;
Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 5:20.
[4]
See e.g., John 20:28; Acts 2:36; Romans 10:9-13; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1
Corinthians 12:3; Philippians 2:11; 1 Peter 3:15.
[5]
See e.g., Psalm 45:6, 11; Psalm 110:1-2; Isaiah 45:21-25; Acts 10:36; Romans
8:38-39; Ephesians 1:21-23; Philippians 2:9-10; Hebrews 2:7.
[6]
See e.g., Matthew 28:18; Mark 4:41; John 3:35-36; Acts 5:31; Romans 14:9;
Hebrews 1:2-3, 6-12; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16.
[7]
See e.g., John 13:13; Romans 10:9; Romans 14:9; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Philippians
2:9, 11.
[8]
See e.g., John 13:13; John 14:6, 27; John 16:33; Acts 16:30-31; Romans 10:9, 13;
1 Corinthians 8:6.
[9]
See e.g., John 14:15, 21, 23.
[10]
See e.g., John 12:49-50; John 14:10, 24, 31; John 15:10.
[11]
Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; see also Leviticus 26:3-13; Proverbs
2:3-5; Proverbs 3:1-2, 7-10; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Matthew 19:17-19; Luke
8:11-12, 15, 21; Luke 10:25-28; John 6:28; John 14:15, 21, 23-24; John 15:9-10,
14; 1 Corinthians 7:19; James 1:21-22; 1 John 2:3-5; 1 John 3:22-24; 1 John
5:3; 2 John 1:6; Revelation 22:14.
[12]
See e.g., Acts 26:15-20; 2 Corinthians 7:1, 9-13; Ephesians 5:3-5; Colossians
3:5-9.
[13]
See e.g., Proverbs 3:3-7, Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6.
[14]
See e.g., Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:24; Romans 1:18; Ephesians 2:2-3; Ephesians
5:6; Colossians 3:6.
[15]
See e.g., Matthew 7:21-27; Luke 6:47-49; Luke 13:24-27; Romans 12:1-2; 1 John
3:4-8.
[16] See e.g., John 14:15-21, 23-24, 26.
