What's Wrong With Lordship Salvation?

The way some preachers think, Lordship salvation is some sort of doctrinal aberration. For some reason, some folks assume a person is saved first and later on they make Christ their Lord. What these Christians fail to understand is that Christ is always our Lord and Master.

Jesus himself said it was right for his disciples to be under his rule. John 13:12 and 13 (Bible in Basic English)clearly states, "Then, after washing their feet and putting on his robe again, he took his seat and said to them, 'Do you see what I have done to you? You give me the name of Master and Lord: and you are right; that is what I am'".

The Apostle Paul also said plainly that Christ needs to be worshipped as Lord at the point of salvation. Romans 10:9 and 10 (BBE) reads, "Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation: For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation."

Likewise Philippians 2:9-11 (BBE)doesn't obscure Christ's Lordship. "For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name; So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld, And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

These people who claim that new believers don't have to acknowledge Christ as Lord are like those to whom Jesus put this question. Luke 6:46 (BBE) says, "Why do you say to me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things which I say?"

These are they who might find themselves in the predicament of the folks in Matthew 7:22 and 23 (BBE), "A great number will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?' And then will I say to them, 'I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.'"

The Bible is clear that Jesus is Lord and must therefore be obeyed. He's not merely a grief counseller or life coach but King of Kings and Lord of Lords. How sad that so many hopeful individuals will be turned away from heaven on Judgement Day.

If our Lord and Master hasn't returned by Thursday, I hope to post about why the poor in spirit are blessed.