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No one makes Jesus Lord. He is Lord which is why everyone when they see Him will call Him Lord.
( and He is the Savior of all mankind - especially of believers )
1 Timothy 4:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10 [/SUP] For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
( and He is the Savior of all mankind - especially of believers )
1 Timothy 4:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10 [/SUP] For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
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This is a major stumbling block in some perceptions of evangelism.
Some present Christ this way: Put your faith in Jesus and receive his free gift of salvation. But then you also need to make Him Lord of your life. Result: Besides the bad theology it puts a burden on the convert he can't handle -- discipleship becomes a burden!
Some present Christ this way: Put your faith in Jesus and He will save you by his grace. Your sins will be forgiven and you will go to heaven when you die. Result: Besides the bad theology it separates discipleship from salvation and makes it an option only.
Here is a better approach I think: Teach that Jesus Christ is both Savior and Lord. Both aspects (Savior and Lord are beautiful when rightly taught). Then when the convert comes to Christ by grace through faith he will embrace Jesus as both Saviour and Lord. The two are a package deal, not options.
Some present Christ this way: Put your faith in Jesus and receive his free gift of salvation. But then you also need to make Him Lord of your life. Result: Besides the bad theology it puts a burden on the convert he can't handle -- discipleship becomes a burden!
Some present Christ this way: Put your faith in Jesus and He will save you by his grace. Your sins will be forgiven and you will go to heaven when you die. Result: Besides the bad theology it separates discipleship from salvation and makes it an option only.
Here is a better approach I think: Teach that Jesus Christ is both Savior and Lord. Both aspects (Savior and Lord are beautiful when rightly taught). Then when the convert comes to Christ by grace through faith he will embrace Jesus as both Saviour and Lord. The two are a package deal, not options.
Jesus is ADONAI in the New Testament. He says, "“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?" In other words, you are talking that talk but I do not own you. So you get to take care of you. The reason why more Christians are not being delivered is because they have believed until salvation but not confess until Lordship. Until the Lordship issue is settled the manifestation of GOD - JEHOVAH and ELOHIM will be limited or negated in a Christian life. Acts 2:36 says, God has made Jesus Lord and Christ. The slave to Christ becomes the Lords freeman - 1 Corinthians 7:21-24. In other words the more you become a slave to Jesus the freer you become as a person. The less you are a slave to Jesus the more bound you become as a person.
To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. Matthew 13:12 NLT
To make Jesus Lord of your life means He owns you. ADONAI means Lordship...very few Christians reach this level.
To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. Matthew 13:12 NLT
To make Jesus Lord of your life means He owns you. ADONAI means Lordship...very few Christians reach this level.
ADONAI is the password to experience JEHOVAH and ELOHIM. If a Christians is not willing to give Lord Jesus Christ ownership or allow Him to become master of your life then the information flow stops, ceases, lessens, drips, rather than being full force with more data on God fulfilling what His word proclaims He will and can do. Many Christians want God to get them to heaven but not own them on earth.
If a Christian faith is maintained exclusively in Christ and His Finished Work at Calvary's Cross by just simple faith of BELIEVING, the Holy Spirit will help you in every capacity of life and give you guaranteed victory over the world, the flesh, and the Devil.
If a Christian faith is maintained exclusively in Christ and His Finished Work at Calvary's Cross by just simple faith of BELIEVING, the Holy Spirit will help you in every capacity of life and give you guaranteed victory over the world, the flesh, and the Devil.
Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 12:3)
(1 Corinthians 12:3)
we all know that in another place Paul says whoever believes in his heart and confesses with his mouth that Jesus is Lord will be saved, and we love to quote this.
but do we put 2 + 2 together?
if no one can confess this except by the Holy Spirit, how can we do this??
doesn't this mean that the Spirit draws us and acts on our heart, allowing us and enabling us to have this knowledge and confess it?
so that it is God Himself, who is Lord, that "makes" Himself Lord in our lives, having bought us, and claiming us as His own?
because it is God that saves! we do not save ourselves, not even by 'making a decision' that saves ourselves by 'choosing Him' as Lord: salvation is by mercy, not human desire or effort!
isn't this what you mean?
that God, and God alone is praised
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you can't "make" Jesus Lord not even of your life! He is Lord whether you "make" him Lord or not!!! He is Lord even before you think of "making" him personal Lord of your Life as most evangelist would put it! by the way, the unbeliever has no life to give to Jesus:rather he receives the life that Jesus offers him!
I can see where you are coming from. We should weigh our words, but we should be wise as serpents yet as harmless as doves. To me the language of the gospel is in Love and truth and in deed not in simple words. Everyone has their own language and way of talking and God understands the very intents of our hearts. People will never fully understand the intent of someone else's heart especially just by judging their words. In my opinion, actions are more important than mere words.