From https://www.gotquestions.org/lordship-salvation.html:
Question: "What is lordship salvation?"
Answer: The doctrine of lordship salvation teaches that submitting to Christ as Lord goes hand-in-hand with trusting in Christ as Savior. Lordship salvation is the opposite of what is sometimes called easy-believism or the teaching that salvation comes through an acknowledgement of a certain set of facts.
John MacArthur, whose book The Gospel According to Jesus lays out the case for lordship salvation, summarizes the teaching this way: “The gospel call to faith presupposes that sinners must repent of their sin and yield to Christ’s authority.” In other words, a sinner who refuses to repent is not saved, for he cannot cling to his sin and the Savior at the same time. And a sinner who rejects Christ’s authority in his life does not have saving faith, for true faith encompasses a surrender to God. Thus, the gospel requires more than making an intellectual decision or mouthing a prayer; the gospel message is a call to discipleship. The sheep will follow their Shepherd in submissive obedience.
This doesn't mean "perfect obedience", because in our fleshly bodies this is impossible.
Christian submission is about surrendering our will to Jesus Christ.
Jesus Himself was the perfect example in the garden, where He prayed, "not my will, but thine be done."
It makes no sense to claim that Jesus is King if we refuse to follow His lead & authority as Citizens of the Kingdom.
~disclaimer~: John MacArthur is definitely not my favorite teacher, but he does have this right.
Question: "What is lordship salvation?"
Answer: The doctrine of lordship salvation teaches that submitting to Christ as Lord goes hand-in-hand with trusting in Christ as Savior. Lordship salvation is the opposite of what is sometimes called easy-believism or the teaching that salvation comes through an acknowledgement of a certain set of facts.
John MacArthur, whose book The Gospel According to Jesus lays out the case for lordship salvation, summarizes the teaching this way: “The gospel call to faith presupposes that sinners must repent of their sin and yield to Christ’s authority.” In other words, a sinner who refuses to repent is not saved, for he cannot cling to his sin and the Savior at the same time. And a sinner who rejects Christ’s authority in his life does not have saving faith, for true faith encompasses a surrender to God. Thus, the gospel requires more than making an intellectual decision or mouthing a prayer; the gospel message is a call to discipleship. The sheep will follow their Shepherd in submissive obedience.
This doesn't mean "perfect obedience", because in our fleshly bodies this is impossible.
Christian submission is about surrendering our will to Jesus Christ.
Jesus Himself was the perfect example in the garden, where He prayed, "not my will, but thine be done."
It makes no sense to claim that Jesus is King if we refuse to follow His lead & authority as Citizens of the Kingdom.
~disclaimer~: John MacArthur is definitely not my favorite teacher, but he does have this right.