Thursday, August 03, 2006

The Lordship of Jesus

John Frame (in the Doctrine of the knowledge of God and Apologetics to the Glory of God, at least) talks about Lordship in the Bible containing 3 main attributes... authority, control and presence. Guess what, we find them in Christ at Matthew 28.

Authority: Matthew 28:18 "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me"

Control: Matthew 28:19-20a "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you"

Presence: Matthew 28:20b "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age"

Conclusion: the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is Lord