Monday September 8, 2025 - Lord

 Chapter 15: Lord Day 2

His Name Revealed:

Philippians 2:5-11 - Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it [a]robbery to be equal with God, 7 but [b]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


Lord, you emptied Yourself so that I could be filled, You made Yourself nothing so that I could be something, You descended to the lowest place, so that I could be raised to the highest, come and take all of me, leaving no part of me beyond Your care out of Your grace or remote from Your purifying power. Spread the story of Your mercy through the simple witness of my obedience, my Lord and my God. Amen 

Understanding the Name: 

    The Greek word Kurios, is used in the New Testament to refer to an owner, emperor, king, father, husband or master. It can also translate three Hebrew names and titles of God, YHWH, Adonai, and Elohim, when people addressed Jesus as Kurios, or Lord in the gospels, they were often just showing respect to Him as a Rabbi or Teacher. Addressing Him as Sir, rather than acknowledging Him as God. But after His death and resurrection the title Lord began to be widely used by believers. Remember the apostle Thomas who at first doubted the accounts of Christ's resurrection; when Jesus appeared to him after His death, Thomas instinctively responded with a confession of faith saying; my Lord and my God. 

John 20:28 - And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

    Over time the title Lord began to take over the characteristics of a name as such it clearly identified Jesus with YHWH, the covenant name of God in the Hebrew scriptures. 

    Of the 717 passages in which Kurois appears in the New Testament the majority are found in Lukes gospel, the acts of the apostles and Paul's writings 


 

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