“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” James 1:2 An incorrect understanding of this text may lead to the wrong conclusion. Lest we be thankful and joyous for the wrong things, James states in the verse following why […]
SUBMITTING TO CHRIST AS LORD
/in Steadfast Hope“God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name . . . that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” (Philippians 2:9, 11). To receive Christ as Savior is to submit to His authority as Lord. Is Jesus Lord? According to the declaration of the Father, He […]
JESUS IS SAVIOR AND LORD
/in Steadfast Hope“God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name . . . that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” (Philippians 2:9, 11). The Jesus who is Savior cannot be separated from the Jesus who is Lord. Scripture never speaks of any human being’s making Jesus Lord. […]
