The Biblical definition of Lord in the Greek according to https://biblehub.com/greek/2962.htm is kýrios – properly, a person exercising absolute ownership rights; lord (Lord). He to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has the power of deciding; master, lord; used… universally, of the possessor and disposer of a thing, the owner. Thayer’s Greek Lexicon on the same webpage says this title is given to God, the ruler of the universe.
True faith must have the right understanding of the identity of God and Jesus:
The Bible declares the Lord is God:
Exodus 15:2 The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
Exodus 18:11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, for in the matter in which they treated the people insolently, He was above them.”
Exodus 34:14 (for you shall not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),
Deuteronomy 3:24 “O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness, and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or in earth that can do according to Your works and according to Your might?
The next Bible verse tells us there is such a thing as “God of Gods” and “Lord of Lords” which is one person—the Lord your God— which we see from this Deuteronomy verse:
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe.
Evidence That Jesus is Lord:
The Bible declares Jesus is Lord in numerous scriptures, and that Jesus is the Lord of Lords. Many people wh lived in Jesus’ day gave Jesus the title “Lord” and Jesus never corrected them. Some of them are
Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him, “It is also written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Jesus spoke this to Satan who was trying to tempt Him.
Matthew 9:28 When He entered the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are called and have professed a good profession before many witnesses. 13 I command you, in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and in the sight of Christ Jesus, who testified a good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14 to keep this commandment without blemish, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which He, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the proper time. 16 He alone has immortality, living in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen, nor can see. To Him be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
Luke 5:12 When He was in a certain city, a man full of leprosy, upon seeing Jesus, fell on his face and begged Him, “Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.”
The above scriptures show Jesus is Lord, and Because Jesus is Lord, Jesus is God because The Lord is God:
Now we are onto scriptures showing Jesus is the Lamb of God
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
John 1:36 Looking upon Jesus as He walked, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
1 Peter 1:18-20 For you know that you were not redeemed from your vain way of life inherited from your fathers with perishable things, like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 20 He was foreordained before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you.
The Lamb of God is Jesus, so the next verse tells us Jesus (the Lamb of God) is the Lord of lords and King of kings
Revelation 17:14 These will wage war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”
The next following verses tell us Jesus the Lamb has qualities only God possesses:
Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Revelation 5:13 Then I heard every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that are in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power, forever and ever!”
Revelation 7:10 They cried out with a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Revelation 7:17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, all whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 14:4 These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
Revelation 21:23 The city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Because of discovering the overlap with these Biblical titles for Jesus, we become better equipped for the posture we must take as Christians in response to the revealing of these aspects of the person of Jesus.
Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, may our posture toward you in prayer, worship and everyday life reflect the knowledge that you are Lord, you are God, and that you are the Lamb of God who takes away our sin. May the outworking of our faith in this life honor you as Lord, Savior, and God, and when we fall short of your glory, may the touch of the Lamb strengthen us as we think about how familiar you were with human frailty and how familiar you are with our griefs. May our fellowship with you be one of humility because of your example as we see your approach toward us is that of a humble Lamb. As we encounter people of other faiths who may have been taught errors instead of facts about you Jesus, Lord may we follow your gentle approach and example that you have shown to us, and may you prepare us with truth to share in ways that can bring them real hope and the true sense of your grace, because it was you who demonstrated the laying down of your life for the sins of the world, the ultimate humility and graciousness. May more and more people through taking in of the scriptures such as the ones listed above dear Lord become aware that salvation came from you in these aspects as you filled these titles and qualities you lived out in your life on earth and on the cross and currently possess in heaven. For you said Jesus, as the Lamb who died on the cross for us, the words “It is finished”. These words showed you opened the way of salvation for the world in need of it to come simply through faith, because you were slain on the cross for our sins and did this as Lord, as God, and true salvation can only come through God, not as a work of a man. Lord Jesus you fulfilled the role of the Lamb of God that was slain from the foundation of the world and now are present in heaven as Lord, God, and Lamb of God. May these truths ever inform our walk of faith with you, our prayer, in our devotion, and in our sharing this hope of salvation with others. LG
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