He is Lord of the dead and the living

He is the Lord of glory

He is the Lord from heaven The Lord is the avenger

<520406> 1 Thessalonians 4:6 <530303> 2 Thessalonians 3:3 <590511> James 5:11

This title is given to us in His Word in order that we may learn to know Him more intimately and trust Him more intelligently in the many vicissitudes of life.

LOSE — <401039> Matthew 10:39 (a) The Lord uses this word to describe the results of a wasted life in which there is no profit to God and no profit to the man for eternity. One may be a wonderful man of business or religion, or a prizewinning athlete, and yet have nothing for God or eternity. That life is said to be one that is lost. (See also <401625>Matthew 16:25; <410835>Mark 8:35;

<420924>Luke 9:24; <431225>John 12:25.)

<430639> John 6:39 (a) We learn from this that the Lord Jesus saves the soul, and then keeps that one after salvation so that he never goes to hell. He is so powerful and His work is so perfect that the sinner is saved for eternity.

LOSS — <460315> 1 Corinthians 3:15 (a)This word is telling us that the believer's life should be filled with profitable and useful works so that he will receive a full reward at the judgment day. It has no reference whatever to the salvation of the soul. It refers only to a failure to receive a reward for faithful service. It is the reward that is lost, not his soul.

<500307> Philippians 3:7 (b) Paul indicates plainly that all those religious observances which he practiced before he was saved, before he met the Lord Jesus, were only a liability to him, and not an asset. He was glad to get rid of all his beliefs and practices as a Pharisee in order that he might enjoy the liberty and the loveliness of Christ Jesus, his new Lord. The old things as a Jew were a liability to him. The new things as a Christian were an asset to him.

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