Faith In Our Lord

Minister:
Date: AM
Text: I Corinthians 6:20; Lord's Day 13
Psalters: 250, 80, 252, 199
  1. The fact understood.
    1. When we call Jesus our Lord, we say that He is the only Lord over all - not in a class of lords.
    2. First, Jesus is Lord by virtue of creation (Colossians 1; John 1:2,3).
      1. As Creator He has the right to set the standard for what is right, to demand compliance, and to reward and punish.
      2. His Lordship did not end when man rebelled, but it did adversely affect our relationship to it.
    3. Second, Jesus is Lord because He bought us to be His precious property of love (I Cor. 3:23; 6:19b,20)
      1. Jesus is Lord because He bought us from the guilt and power of sin.
      2. He removes the enmity against His rightful Lordship and sheds abroad in us His love (Romans 5:5).
  2. How can we acknowledge Him as our Lord?
    1. Having redeemed us, He establishes His throne in our hearts, and He gives us the Spirit so we can confess Him to be Lord
      1. Christ’s Lordship is made real to us by the work of His Spirit in our hearts, giving us a new, spiritual life.
      2. Thus we begin to love Him as Lord-Redeemer, to long for Him, to trust Him, and to surrender ourselves to Him.
    2. He is Lord as our Possessor and Proprietor.
      1. We are His; He has absolute right of disposal over us; we are His possession.
      2. He will keep us, love us, defend us, and lead us to final victory.
    3. Implies that we surrender ourselves to Him, trust in no other lordship, and realize we need not fear any other.
      1. We see ourselves as His property: body and soul, heart, mind, will, family, possessions, job, etc.
      2. And this means that He rules over us by grace and the constraining power of His love, not by force and compulsion.
    4. To confess His Lordship in this world means we receive the hatred of the world.
  3. The rich implications of our acknowledging Jesus' Lordship.
    1. First, all who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
    2. Second, His Lordship gives great comfort.
    3. Third, we call on Him when we are in trouble (Romans 10:13).
    4. Fourth, this fact brings a great obligation.