sober-minded

We use some interesting terminology in the church. Here are a couple of phrases you might hear a lot:

“Jesus was my savior, but then I made Him my Lord.”

But see the Scriptures:

Acts 2:36-”Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ , this Jesus whom you crucified.” (italics mine.)

Phillipians 2:9-11-”Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

For a helpful perspective on the “I made Him my Lord” terminology, go see John Piper

And here’s one more that’s worth thinking about:

“At the age of 14, I accepted Christ.”

Okay I know this is not a deal-breaker, but after all, the Bible doesn’t use that phrase in regards to our response to His salvation. It does use the word receive:

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12)

“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6.)

I think the main problem with the use of “accept” is the connotations it has for today’s culture. For an interesting perspective on that, see A.W. Tozer.

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