5. What does it mean to confess Jesus Christ as my Lord?
To confess Jesus as my Lord means that I trust Him in life and in death as my Savior and my God. His death and resurrection have atoned for all my sins and assured me of my resurrection to eternal life. I am His own and want to live for Him.
John 20:28 Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!"Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 10:9, 13 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ... For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me, "Lord, Lord," and not do what I tell you?
Colossians 2:6-7 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Note: In Romans 10:13, Paul quotes Joel 2:32, thus identifying Jesus as Yahweh (God's personal name in the Old Testament; see Question 42 below on God's name).
Eventual commentary - focus on Romans 10:9, 13
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