I Believe in the Lord
Minister: |
Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: |
7/5/2015 AM
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Text:
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Romans 10;
Lord's Day 13
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Psalters: |
259, 324, 4, 199 |
- The confession explained.
- Jesus Christ is supreme Lord of the entire universe.
- He is this by being its Creator (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16).
- He is this by virtue of His exaltation (Eph. 1:20b-22).
- Jesus is the only Lord over all - not in a class of lords.
- Also Jesus is Lord in a special way to His people because He bought them with His blood and He rules over us by His grace.
- Jesus paid the price for His people freeing us from the slavery of sin and Satan and making us to be His precious property.
- The Lord counted the souls of His brethren to be more precious than His own. What grace!
- How does this confession reveal itself?
- Having redeemed us, He establishes His throne in our hearts. He realizes His Lordship in us; we do not make Him our Lord.
- To confess that Jesus is Lord is to say that He has rights to me.
- We surrender ourselves to Him.
- To confess His Lordship in this world means we receive the hatred of the world.
- They hate His Lordship and therefore those that confess it. So, if we bow to His Lordship we can expect tribulation.
- But we can still be of good cheer for He has overcome the world.
- The great implications of our acknowledging Jesus' Lordship.
- First, all who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Rom. 10:13).
- Second, this fact brings a great obligation.
- Third, His Lordship gives great comfort.