He is both Saviour and Lord.
We preach a gospel that says that "God is love and God is good, would you like to receive Him?" Then we start preaching to the same person after he comes to church service "Jesus is Lord. You need to surrender your life to Him and live out the Kingdom values." We separate the two, thinking that the former is salvation and the latter is discipleship.
If I were the hearer, I would feel cheated by the initial message.
Jesus didn't preach this kind of gospel.
Neither did the early disciples.
Nor the early church fathers.
If the gospel you preach doesn't include Lordship, it is not the Gospel and you ain't getting people saved.
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