Jesus is Lord, Lord of the future, present & past

Finally my next post. This one is exciting, Below is a short talk, actually to start off our committee meeting. I was going to post it tommorrow, but its really exciting, so i decided to post it today. It is on the dominion and kingdom of God.

In the beginning, God purposed that the dominion should be given to mankind. However, since mankind has rebelled, man has lost this dominion.
In the New Testament, we see this purpose of God being fulfilled in Jesus, in the dominion that he had received through the cross and at his ascension.
So some passages such as 1 Corinthians 15, Ephesians 1 and Hebrews 2, make it clear that the narrative of Genesis 1 which also is taken up in Psalm 8, is fulfilled in Jesus. He is the one to whom all things have been subjected, and God’s purposes for mankind have been fulfilled in him and in those who are in him.
He is the image of God, and he is the one to whom dominion has been given and so the words of Genesis 1 are fulfilled. “Let us make man in our own image after our likeness and let them have dominion”.

Now salvation comes to sinners by the acknowledgement of this dominion of Jesus. To acknowledge Jesus as Lord is the touchstone of being a Christian (Romans 10:9). Therefore in the New Testament, when it is said that salvation comes from faith in Jesus, it means faith in Jesus as Lord. Our acknowledgement of this dominion of Christ, should not only look back to the cross, though it is our basis, but it takes in its scope the present and future as well. As Paul puts it in 1 Corinthians 15, Jesus is reigning and must reign until every enemy is put under his feat.
This dominion of God is also a very different sort of dominion from what we understand by the word in ordinary human relationships. We exercise dominion over one another by force, but this dominion of God is a dominion which flows from righteousness and love. This is how God exercises his dominion in Heaven, and therefore also on earth. Christ in his earthly life followed and expressed this kingdom or dominion of God. Christians also share the dominion of Christ. Therefore this reign upon the earth is a present reality, and we share in the victory that Jesus had won over sin.

So as we have heard, The Lordship of Christ is manifested not only in the past at Calvary and in the present through the victory that his servants win by suffering righteously in the world of sin, but it will also be manifested at the last day.
Consequently the acknowledgement of Jesus as Lord comprises not only the past and present, but also looks forward to the future. Our way of thinking should be an Eschatological way of thinking, which is looking to future, and this way of thinking characterised the Christians of the New Testament. They were awaiting their Lord to return, and they lived by hope, as we should too.
1 Thessalonians 1 also makes it clear that Jesus is Lord, Lord of the future, as well as the Lord of the present and the past.
Friends, I am very encouraged that you would give up your time, and go out of your way to come to this meeting, and contribute to the proclamation of the Gospel. We should remember however that Jesus will eventually return. We don’t know the date, but we do know God has delayed that day, so that as much people as possible will come to know him. We have a big mission field here, so let us continue to proclaim Jesus as Lord, and remember that, we are in it together, to Glory.

The talk is based from Knox's book, and challenge Conference. I recommend the book to anyone who hasen't red it, Doctrine is such a cool thing to discuss. Anyways please pray, that the meeting will go well tommorrow.
Church on sunday was great :). We looked at how God speaks to us. Through his word, his living and God breathed word. The spirit carried the writers, and God Breathed & inspired the words which they wrote.
Anyways Lots of uni work, lots of stress, so please continue praying, & thank God that we can pray and read his word, and out of his own mercy and grace we can be reconiled back to him :)

Glory to God; Father, Son, & Holy Spirit: as in the beginning, so now, and for ever. Amen.

Laurence.