No 3

(Adonai)

The name “Adonai” is translated “master” or “Lord” in the Bible. It is to indicate His ownership or Lordship over all believers. Lordship testifies of complete possession on one side and complete submission on the other. God possesses all believers and all believers are to be in complete submission to Him. This title of God denotes that He is sovereign on all that He created. Adonai is also used several times in the Bible in a non-divine sense. Sara called Abraham “lord” (Gen 18:12 & 1 Peter 3:6); Rebekah called Abraham’s servant “lord” when he was looking for a bride for Isaac (Gen 24:18). The relationship between servants and their lords is used many, many times in the Bible. There is however a misuse of this title for God and it is not in the Bible; it is in modern-day Christianity. The idea is that we accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour but then we must accept Him as the “Lord” of our lives. In other words, salvation is in two stages. There are probably a lot of well-intentioned people in this movement called “The Lordship of Jesus Christ” and think that this is correct but this is not taught in the Bible. I can understand that a person can re-consecrate him or herself to Jesus at one time or another in their lives but to say that we are obliged to go through both steps is incorrect. If the Lord Jesus Christ is our Saviour; just how much space we give Him in our lives is entirely up to us; God gives us that choice. But let me just say that the more space we give Him, the more He blesses us. Been there, done that.