29 March 2026
THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST
(Biblical Teachings on The Christian Life.: BTCL 27)
Christ is the Supreme Lord of all – the King of kings and the Lord of lords. What does this mean regarding our Christian life? The Apostle Paul tells how it should affect our lives as disciples of Christ:“…that in all things He might have the pre-eminence” (KJV). The NIV says, “…so that in everything He might have the supremacy”. The ISV says, “…so that He Himself might have the first place in everything”. The simple meaning behind all these expressions is that Christ must be Lord of all in everything in our Christian life. Someone has said, “If Christ is not Lord of all, then He is not Lord at all”. So, is Christ the Lord of your life?
The Bible tells us that if Jesus is not Lord in our life, then we cannot be saved (Rom.10:9). His Exaltation to the Right Hand of the Father demands that “every knee must bow and every tongue confess that “Jesus Christ is Lord” to the Glory of the Father” (Phil.2:11). Even when we “say” with our mouth “Jesus is Lord” but do not mean it in our hearts and in practical living, it is also no use. Our Lord warned His followers: “Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord” will enter the Kingdom of Heaven but only the one who does the will of My Father in Heaven” (Matt. 7:21-NIV). Doing the will of the Father is walking in obedience to His commands. Hence Jesus also rebuked His followers, “Why do you call Me “Lord, Lord” and yet do not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46). How many so-called “Christians” fall into this category? Let us search our hearts and take heed, lest one day when we stand before Him, He will say, “I never knew you, depart from Me!”. What a sad and tragic day that would be!
The Lordship of Christ in our life means that we belong to Him “log, stock and barrel” – that is, all we are and have and ever will be. The Bible says: “You are no more your own; you have been bought with a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit” (1 Cor.6:20- KJV). Before coming to Christ, we belonged to the devil and lived under his bondage and the result is Judgment and Hell. Christ redeemed us with His own precious Blood and set us free to be children of God and Heaven because of His love for us. Hence Paul says “The love of Christ compels us…He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him Who died for them and was raised again” (2 Cor. 5:14-15). Hence, we need to realize that “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord” (Rom.14:8). Living totally or Christ shows that we are thankful for His love!
So in practical terms, this means that our life is not our own; our money and assets do not belong to us anymore. They all belong to Christ Who is “the Lord of all”. In principle, we need His permission to use what He has put under our care, for we are now “stewards” of His property. That is, unless He Himself has instructed us what He wants to do with what He has entrusted to us. We are to be faithful in managing His assets. The Bible says, “It is required of stewards that they be found faithful” (1 Cor.4:2 - NKJV).
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