Jesus is Lord
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In troubled times, fear can sound spiritual. It can call itself discernment, vigilance, or prophecy. But the New Testament does not call the church to panic. It calls us to sober thinking, steady hope, and deep confidence in the risen Lord.
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Empire did not disappear when Babylon fell or Rome faded. It changed form. Christians still face the temptation to trust power, baptize nationalism, and confuse worldly strength with God’s kingdom. But the church belongs to another Lord.
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Where can true safety be found in a fallen world? Not in wealth, power, or control, but in Christ, whose death and resurrection hold God’s people secure even in the midst of chaos.
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Confessing Jesus as “I AM” did not lead early Christians away from Jewish monotheism—it reshaped it. This post explores how the Shema, kyrios, and Second Temple Jewish thought help us understand how Jesus is included within the divine identity without collapsing Father, Son, and Spirit.
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To confess “Jesus is Lord” is to speak the central truth of the Christian faith (Rom. 10:9). But when that confession becomes detached from the Spirit who empowers and the Father who sends, it risks becoming a distortion. Christomonism—whether overt or subtle—shrinks the gospel to a one-person show. The New Testament offers a different pattern:…