**As in Acts, when we see His absolute Lordship,**
His absolute Lordship expects obedience to his will.
**we fall on our faces and say, “What shall we do?!?!?” (Acts 2:37; 9:5, etc.).**
Yet Mr. MacArthur, who is everlearning and well spoken, doesn’t preach Acts 2:38. Of course, neither do others of the ‘main stream’ preachers.
**according to Luke 17:10: “So you too, WHEN YOU DO ALL THE THINGS COMMANDED YOU,**
Like Acts 2:38; which is ‘optional’ to the ‘main stream’ preachers.
**The recovery of the truth that we “are but slaves” can really only come with the full revelation of Who He is - THE LORD of all.**
Quite accurate statement, but remember, the devil knows who He is as well.
Good day!
In all this discussion about slaveship and Lordship, I think one thing is missing.
We are not to be slaves of obedience, robots. We are to be love-slaves - bond-slaves who willingly choose to submit to His Lordship - why? Because He is almighty, all-powerful? No, I doubt that gets anywhere with Him.
He seeks our love - remember the “first commandment”. But, He knows we cannot love anyone but self......thus, “He gave His only begotten Son...” Herein is love, not that we love Him, but that He first loved us.
Our love is and can only be a response to His first loving us - with the only complete and perfect love.
The bond-slave - out of love, and responding to the love he has received - has his ear pierced to the door post, and says, “Here is where I want to abide forever.”
What is also missing in His lordship is that we do not know His love, we do not know the depth, height, breadth and width of what He did at Calvary.
One of the best reads on this subject is Wayne Jacobsen’s (a personal friend for full disclosure) “He Loves Me”, of which many have said one of the best things ever written on the subject. A life-changer.
You have to be kidding right? He is a BAPTIST...
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.