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Jesus' Lordship
The apostle Paul stated two verses on how to obtain salvation that use the title ‘Lord’ in Acts 16:31 and Romans 10:9, and they both mean the same thing etymologically, contextually, and historically (and that is “God who rules”). Acts 16:31 says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved.” And in Romans 10:9 it says, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” This doesn’t mean if someone simply says Jesus’ name and believes He arose from the dead, they will be saved. This means that someone is telling God that they are “willing” for Him to rule (or take over) every area of their life and every moment of each day “for the rest of their life”.
The Greek word for “Lord” is kurios. Dr. John MacArthur, in his book The Gospel According to Jesus, explains this very well. He said, “Proper understanding of any biblical term depends on etymology, context, and history. Etymologically, “kurios” comes from a Greek root that means “rule, dominion, or power.” Contextually, taking Peter’s use of “kurios” in Acts 2:36, it is important to note that verses 34—35 quote from Psalm 110, a messianic psalm of rule and dominion (“Rule in the midst of Thine enemies,” v. 2). Peter was not saying merely that, “God has made Him . . . God,” he was affirming Jesus’ right to rule. Historically, Peter’s sermon addressed the Jews’ role in crucifying their Messiah (v.23). At the trial of Jesus before Pilate and the Jewish mob, the issue was clearly His “kingship,” mentioned at least a dozen times in John 18:33—19:22. Clearly, careful historical-grammatical exegesis of Acts 2:36 can lead to only one conclusion: Jesus is the divine King who rules in the midst of both friends and foes. Having thus identified Christ as Lord of all, Peter makes his gospel appeal. Note that Paul preached Jesus in exactly the same way (2 Cor. 4:3–5): Jesus is our sovereign Lord, and we are His servants.”
You probably have been taught that discipleship and Jesus’ Lordship are things that come “after” someone believes and is saved, but clearly Jesus turned away thousands of people from heaven because they were not willing to follow Him (see chapters 6 and 7 of this online book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com). You will find nowhere in the Bible that Jesus chased after the people who turned away from Him and said, “Just forget what I just said; please come back and just believe in Me.” Also, when Jesus said in Mark 8:35-37, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”, He was clearly proclaiming that people need to be willing for Him to become the Lord of their life (Jesus takes over every moment, every area of their life, and they must be willing to say and do what the Holy Spirit urges and gives them thoughts to say and do throughout each day. This type of lifestyle is described in chapter 39 of this online book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com).
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