1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Thursday, February 7, 2008

2. Memory Verse 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

3. The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16; John 13:13, Jesus Christ is our Teacher and Lord!

4. Doctrine of The Lordship of Christ

5. 4. Jesus Christ is called the Alpha and the Omega, Rev 1-2.

6. 4. Jesus Christ is called the Alpha and the Omega, Rev 1-2. Alpha = Deity;

7. 4. Jesus Christ is called the Alpha and the Omega, Rev 1-2. Alpha = Deity; Omega = hypostatic union with emphasis on His humanity.

8. 5. The title of the second person of the Trinity:

9. a. "Lord" = deity of Christ with emphasis on His authority as the "Lord of lords and King of kings", Deut 10:17; Psa 136:1-26; 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 17:14; 19:16.

10. b. "Jesus" refers to the humanity of Christ.

11. c. "Christ" also refers to His deity with His messiahship in view as the legitimate and eternal king of Israel.

12. 6. “Hypostatic Union” refers to the unique person of Jesus Christ as the God / Man, beginning with the virgin birth and continuing throughout the incarnation.

13. 7. Our Lord always existed as God. John 8:58, “Before Abraham was born, I had always existed.”

14. 8. Jesus Christ is the only savior. We who have believed in Him for eternal salvation have Him as our one Lord. Eph 4:5

15. a. "One Lord" means Jesus Christ is the basis for our unity because of His substitutionary spiritual death.

16. b. "One faith" means we are all saved in exactly the same way, by faith in Jesus Christ.

17. c. "One baptism" refers to God the Holy Spirit entering us into union with Christ forever at the point of salvation. “In Christ.”

18. 9. Jesus Christ is the “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world”, John 1:29.

19. 10. Since the First Advent, Jesus Christ is the God / Man as undiminished deity and true humanity in one person forever.

20. 11. The pre-incarnate person of Jesus Christ was and is infinite and eternal God, co-equal and co- eternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit.

21. 12. As the God / Man, Jesus Christ is:

22. 12. As the God / Man, Jesus Christ is: a. Different from all members of the human race because He is eternal God.

23. 12. As the God / Man, Jesus Christ is: b. Different from the other two members of the Trinity because He is true humanity.

24. 12. As the God / Man, Jesus Christ is: c. As infinite and eternal God, Jesus Christ is superior to all creatures, both angelic and human.

25. 12. As the God / Man, Jesus Christ is: d. In hypostatic union, Jesus Christ continues to be superior to all creatures, both angelic and human. Heb 1-2; Phil 2.

26. 13. As Lord, Jesus Christ created and controls the universe. John 1:3; Col 1:16; Heb 1:10 with Col 1:17; Heb 1:3.

27. Deut 33:26, “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to help you, and in His majesty He rides through the skies.”

28. Heb 1:3, “And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.”

29. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, February 7, 2008 Tape # 08-009 Jesus Christ is our Teacher and Lord, Part 2 Upper Room Discourse, Pt 151 John 13:13; Psa 136:1-26; Eph 4:5; Phil 2:1-17 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008