SAVIOR, LORD

SAVIOR

Note: There are 23 references in the New Testament to Jesus as “Savior”.

Greek: soter = preserver, deliverer, protector, healer, make whole

Luke 1:47 “And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.”

Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”

John 4:42 “And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

Acts 5:31 “Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.”

Acts 13:23 “Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Savior, Jesus:”

Philippians 3:20 “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:”

I Timothy 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;”

I Timothy 2:3 “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;”

I Timothy 4:10 “For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe.”

II Timothy 1:10 “But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:”

Titus 1:3 “But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Savior;”

Titus 1:4 “To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.”

Titus 2:10 “Not purloining, but hewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.”

Titus 2:13 “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;”

Titus 3:4 “But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared.”

Titus 3:6 “Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior;”

II Peter 1:1 “Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ:”

II Peter 1:11 “For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

II Peter 2:20 “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.”

II Peter 3:2 “That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior:”

II Peter 3:18 “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  To him be glory both now and forever.  Amen.”

I John 4:14 “And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.”

Jude 25 “To the only wise god our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.  Amen.”

 

LORD

Note: There are 480 of references in the New Testament to Jesus as “Lord”.

Greek:

kurieuo = to be Lord (2 references)

Romans 14:9 “For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”

I Timothy 6:15 “Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords:”

kuriakos = (2 references)

I Corinthians 11:20 “When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not (possible) to eat the Lord’s supper.”

Revelation 1:10 “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.”

despotes = a despot, master, absolute ruler, Lord (5 references)

Luke 2:29 “Lord (despotes), now lettest thou thy servant (Simeon) depart in peace, according to thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”

Acts 4:24 “And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earthy, and the sea, and all that in them is:”

II Peter 2:1 “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

Jude 4 “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord (kurios) Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 6:10 “And they cried with aloud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”

kurios = Lord, God, master, supreme in authority, controller (480 references)

Matthew 1:20 (72 references in Matthew) “But while he thought of these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.”

Mark 1:3 (17 references in Mark) “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”

Luke 1:6 (101 references in Luke) “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”

John 1:23 (44 references in John) “He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esias.”

Acts 1:6 (108 references in Acts) “When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”

Romans 1:3 (44 references in Romans) “Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;”

I Corinthians 1:2 (67 references in I Corinthians) “Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:”

II Corinthians 1:2 (29 references in II Corinthians) “Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Galatians 1:3 (7 references in Galatians) “Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Ephesians 1:2 (25 references in Ephesians) “Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Philippians 1:2 (15 references in Philippians) “Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 1:2 (12 references in Colossians) “To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

I Thessalonians 1:1 (25 references in I Thessalonians) “Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

II Thessalonians 1:1 (20 references in II Thessalonians) “Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:”

I Timothy 1:1 (8 references in I Timothy) “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;”

II Timothy 1:2 (17 references in II Timothy) “To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Titus 1:4 (1 reference in Titus) “To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.”

Philemon 3 (5 references in Philemon) “Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Hebrews 1:10 (16 references in Hebrews) “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:”

James 1:1 (13 references in James) “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.”

I Peter 1:3 (8 references in I Peter) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

II Peter 1:2 (14 references in II Peter) “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.”

II John 3 (1 reference in II John) “Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.”

Jude 4 (6 references in Jude) “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord (despotes) God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 1:8 (21 references in Revelation) “I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

CONCLUSION

By the sheer number differential of scriptural references to the words for “Savior” (24 references) and “Lord (480 references), one can readily see the emphasis of the New Testament writers was upon the “Lordship” of Christ and not just on the “Salvation” provided by Christ. This emphasis by the New Testament authors in no way meant to take away from His sacrificial atonement because that too was essential and important to the New Testament writers.

Today, most of the emphasis is just the opposite, with the importance being upon “Salvation” and little if any on “Lordship” to the detriment of the church in our time.  For Jesus is Lord of all or not Lord at all!