noun
1. a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
3. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession: the great lords of banking.
From the book;
Lord: more than a word; it indicates a RELATIONSHIP. The lordship of God means His total possesion of me and my total submission to Him as Lord and Master. As Adonai, He supplies what His servants need in order to perform their Master's will. But as Adonai, God has a right to expect Obedience.
Two Greek words translated as Lord in the NT:
Kurious - supreme in authority, controller.
Despotes- an absolute ruler
Is the definition of the LORD match the life you live out?
Knowing VS Doing
"Learning is when you can see it actively applied to one's life, not when one just knows it." - Hendricks
Consider Matthew 7:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
(Matthew 7:21-27 ESV)
Our foundation? How is our foundation of faith/action?
On Submission:
With submission comes all we need for the task He puts before us. Whatever it is, As Adonai He supplies what His servants need in order to perform their Master's will. (p48)
Who in our lives should we submit to? (doesn't even have to be people, but sometimes even our circumstances) If we are rebellious with earthly leaders then we are not submissive to our heavenly master.
On Slave-Master relationship:
ex) Abraham and his servant Eliezer
The master provided for the servant totally. It was the master's duty to protect and care for his slave according to his need. The master even provided direction in his day-by-day living. Slaves of Hebrews were considered members of the household....
The song Pierce my ear:
In Bible times, a servant had to serve his master for six years, after which he was free to leave. If the servant had a good master and if he loved his master, he could decide to stay with his master forever, and the servant would then pierce his ear as an outward symbol of his inward devotion, as demonstrated in Exodus 21:2-6:
When we sing the song “Pierce My Ear” we are telling God that He is a good master and we love Him and want to serve him forever. We no longer pierce our ears as a sign of devotion, but we can absolutely have our hearts pricked, or pierced, for Christ, who died to save us,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsGMNijd1Lg&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL13D7A27D5A5DE767
Because God is our master, no one can get through to us without going through God, the master Himself.
J M Boice commenting on "Jesus Christ is Lord" in Phil 2:11 asks...
ReplyDeleteWhy is the name “Lord” the name that is above every name? Why not any one of the other titles? Or why not another name entirely? These questions have several answers, but the most important is that the title identifies the Lord Jesus Christ with God. The truth is easily seen in both the Greek and Hebrew usage of the word. The Greek word for Lord is kurios, the word used by citizens of the Roman empire to acknowledge the divinity of Caesar. This title was never used of the emperors until they were thought to be deified through a religious ceremony; therefore, it was used as a divine title. Within the empire there was a test phrase used to check the loyalty of the people. It was Kyrios Kaiser, and it meant “Caesar is Lord.” Christians who would not say these words were later singled out from pagans and executed. In those days when a Christian insisted that Jesus is Lord he meant that Jesus, not Caesar, is divine. The same meaning is present when the word occurs in Hebrew, only more so. The Hebrew word is Adonai. It is a title somewhat like our “sir,” but it assumed an extraordinary importance in Hebrew speech because in practice it replaced the personal name of God, Jehovah. No Jew pronounced the word “Jehovah,” even when reading the Bible. Instead he said, “Adonai.” (Boice, J. M.. Philippians : An Expositional Commentary. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books)
any are ready to acknowledge God as Elohim, but have a hard time truly given themselves to Him as Adonai. Remembering that Christ is Adonai, calling Him Adonai requires that we give up our self-sufficiency and personal control and give Him complete reign over our lives. Yet, it is only when we know Christ as Adonai that I experience His full sufficiency and power for my life.
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