{"id":596,"date":"2023-10-09T16:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calvinlangton.com\/?p=596"},"modified":"2023-10-09T16:51:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:51:03","slug":"jesus-is-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calvinlangton.com\/?p=596","title":{"rendered":"JESUS IS LORD?"},"content":{"rendered":"

JESUS IS LORD<\/span><\/p>\n

As a follower of Jesus there are a number of things I believe.\u00a0 Basic to all of those is the ancient statement, \u201cJesus is Lord.\u201cThat was a basic belief\u2014statement of early Believers. <\/span>It recognized Jesus as the creator who lived as a man, was crucified for our sins and conquered death through the resurrection. He is therefore ruler of our created order.<\/span> It <\/span>also<\/span> implied, if Jesus is Lord, the Roman Emperor is not. That was considered a traitorous statement and those who made it put their lives at risk<\/span><\/p>\n

Today Jesus is Lord is still our basic belief statement. It would imply that culture, even Christian culture, is not the most influential element in our life.<\/span><\/p>\n

We often say Jesus is Lord or it\u2019s equivalent. Especially when we are among other believers. The question is, Do we believe it? <\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Willard is reported as saying. <\/span>“We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.<\/i><\/span>” I think that is what Jesus and the Bible has in mind when it talks about belief. What should be meant when we say, we believe in Jesus.
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Do we live out our Sunday praise songs during the week?<\/span><\/p>\n

If Jesus is Lord do we follow his Command to love others \u2014\u2014even our enemies?<\/span><\/p>\n

If Jesus is Lord do we follow him in caring for the weak, helpless and dispossessed?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do we bring light to the darkness or cover it under the baskets of religion, Church, our Bible Studies and small groups?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We preach about taking up our cross. How many actually are cross-bearers?<\/span><\/p>\n

Does our submission to our culture, our political party, even our church impinge on our loyalty to Lord Jesus?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JESUS IS LORD As a follower of Jesus there are a number of things I believe.\u00a0 Basic to all of those is the ancient statement, \u201cJesus is Lord.\u201cThat was a basic belief\u2014statement of early Believers. 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