the Lord
lay";[058] "They have taken the Lord out of the sepulchre";[059] "I have
received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you." In the time
of Christ the title "Lord" had for Jews and Jewish Christians a special
personal meaning. "The Lord" was in the Septuagint, as it is still in
the Authorised English version of the Old Testament, the translation of
"Jehovah."[060] When, therefore, the Apostles used this title to
designate their Master, there is reason to think that they did so in the
full belief that He was one with the Father. This view is confirmed by
Paul's statement. "To us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are
all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all
things, and we by him."[061] As Lord, the government is upon His
shoulders, His dominion is universal and His kingdom everlasting. This
He claims for Himself "All power is given unto me in heaven and in
earth";[062] "All things are delivered unto me of my Father";[063] "The
Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand."[064]
"God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father."[065]

While Christ is the "Lord of all,"[066] the Creed yet sets forth the
truth that there is a special sense in which He is the Lord of
believers, "our Lord."

Scripture recognises the existence in the universe of two great armies,
marshalled under their respective leaders--one under the rule of Jesus
Christ, the other under His adversary the Devil, otherwise termed Satan,
Apollyon, and the Old Serpent. These powers are in constant antagonism,
and every man takes his place in the army of Christ or in that of Satan.
Those opposed to the Lord are rebels who, except they repent, must share
the doom of their leader in the place prepared for the devil and his
angels; "for He must reign until He hath put all His enemies under His
feet." He is their Lord for their overthrow and destruction; while to
those who are "with Him,"--"the called, and chosen, and
faithful,"[067]--He is their Lord to secure for them victory and
everlasting salvation. When we use the expression "our Lord," we declare
that we renounce other masters; that we make no compromise with His
enemies, and refuse to have "fellowship with t