It is sad when people deny Christ’s deity. The Bible repeatedly identifies Jesus as the Lord, reflecting the Old Testament’s personal name for God. The Hebrew has the letters YHWH (the Tetragrammaton). This is translated into English either as Jehovah or Yahweh, or more often as Lord.
“Jesus is Lord” was the earliest Christian confession (1 Cor 8:6; 1 Cor 12:3; Eph 4:4-5). It was one of many Church practices that recognized Christ within God’s identity.
Christians prayed to Christ, even as they prayed to the Father (see the prayer-wish in 2 Thess 2:16-17). They were baptized into the divine name, which included Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19). They received prophecy from Christ as Lord (e.g., the Book of Revelation). And they sang hymns to Jesus (Eph 5:19; cp. Col 3:16), even as King David composed psalms to the LORD.
Confessing Jesus as Lord is essential for salvation (Rom 10:9-10). Let’s hold fast to this truth and live our lives in obedience to this amazing Lord.
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