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Some Lesser Known Names Of The Lord Jesus Christ
1. Amen : These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God (Revelation 3:14). This name of our Lord Jesus speaks of the Saviour’s trustworthiness and faithfulness. All He speaks is true, all He reveals is certain and dependable, all He promises will most surely come to pass. 2. Bishop : For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls (1 Peter 2:25). That Christ is the Bishop of our never-dying souls points to His role as overseer, protector and guide of the elect of God committed into His charge in covenant purpose by God the Father, before the foundation of the world. 3. Only Potentate :…
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The Faithful And True Witness
The evangelist John was the youngest of the Lord’s apostles. In his lifetime heresies arose concerning the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ. By divine inspiration John wrote his gospel to combat these heresies and carefully emphasised both the Lord’s divine and His human nature. One of the ways he accomplished this was by highlighting the different names of the Saviour. In the opening chapter of his gospel John attributes at least fifteen different names to the Lord. They are: 1. The Word (v. 1) In the beginning of God’s purpose to save His people and because of His will to bless His church in accordance with His eternal decree of election, the eternal Word stood forth to speak in the everlasting council of the…
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His Excellency, The Lord Jesus Christ
Excellence excels, and the Lord Jesus Christ excels all others. Can a man love? Christ’s love is greater. Is Satan strong? Christ’s power excels all others. Do angels minister? Christ’s ministry far exceeds the heavenly host. 1. The Lord Jesus Christ’s excellent name (Hebrews 1:4) The Lord Jesus has many, many, names in the Bible. Consider a few. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. And in every name Christ excels. In every office He is first. In every duty He completely satisfies. Every obligation is thoroughly fulfilled. He excels in everything. Therefore, God has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: Many take His name in vain (don’t…
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9 Holy Ghost
HOLY GHOST The third person in the Trinity. I. The Holy Ghost is a real and distinct person in the Godhead. 1. Personal powers of rational understanding and will are ascribed to him, 1 Cor 2:10,11. 1 Cor 12:11. Eph 4:3.—2. He is joined with the other two divine persons, as the object of worship and fountain of blessings, Matt 28:19. 2 Cor 13:14. 1 Jn 5:7.—3. In the Greek, a masculine article or epithet is joined to his name Pneuma, which is naturally of the neuter gender, John 14:26. 15:26. 16:13. Eph 1:13.—4. He appeared under the emblem of a dove, and of cloven tongues of fire, Matt 3. Acts 2.—5. Personal offices of an intercessor belong to him, Rom 8:26.—6. He is represented…
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8 Eternal Generation
ETERNAL GENERATION Is a term used as descriptive of the Father's communicating the Divine Nature to the Son. The Father is said by some divines to have produced the Word, or Son, from all eternity, by way of generation; on which occasion the word generation raises a peculiar idea: that procession which is really affected in the way of understanding is called generation, because, in virtue thereof, the Word becomes like to Him from whom he takes the original; or, as St. Paul expresses it, the figure or image of his substance; i.e. of his being and nature.--And hence it is, they say, that the second person is called the Son; and that in such a way and manner as never any other was, is,…
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7 Son Of God
SON OF GOD A term applied in the Scriptures not only to magistrates and saints, but more particularly to Jesus Christ. Christ, says Bishop Pearson, has a fourfold right to this title. 1. By generation, as begotten of God, Lk 1:35.—2. By commission, as sent by him, Jn 10:34,36.—3. By resurrection, as the first born, Acts 13:32,33.—4. By actual possession, as heir of all, Heb 1:2,5. But, besides these four, many think that he is called the Son of God in such a way and manner as never any other was, is, or can be, because of his own divine nature, he being the true, proper, and natural Son of God, begotten by him before all worlds, Jn 3:16. Rom 8:3. 1 Jn 4:9.
