Jesus is Lord and I am His Slave: MacArthur on Being Slaves of Christ

The following is a sermon preached by r. John MacArthur regarding what it means to be slaves of Christ.  I agree with MacArthur that we are slaves of our Lord Jesus Christ who purchased us at a high cost at the cross.  He is my Lord and I am His slave.  This is language utterly lost by virtually every believer in the West today and explains why we are so anemic.  We cannot understand redemption without understanding the freedom we have gained from going from the slavery of sin, to slaves of Christ.  In the New Testament understanding, we go from being slaves of Christ, to friends, to children of God, to finally joint heirs.

I strongly encourage everyone to watch the first part of MacArthur's sermon available below.  Grasp this and everything else about the Christian life, Scripture, and the gospel itself will make much more sense.





For more:
Basic Christianity: Romans 6 - Slaves of Christ
Basic Christianity: John 13:1-17 - Jesus As the Model of Service
December 5, 2010 - Jesus is Lord
August 29, 2010 - Matthew 7:15-23:  Watch for False Gospels
Reviews - "Slave" by John MacArthur  
Theology - Get "Slave" by John MacArthur

Basic Christianity Sermon Series Online

The full sermon series on Basic Christianity is online. I have mostly just the .pdf of my notes. I pray that they will help. My notes are very detailed and not vague. On some I have a manuscript and on others I have audio. This is the foundation by which everything else we do will be built upon. If we want to be faithful Christians, we must learn to submit, to serve, and to be selfless.

Basic Christianity Series

We just finished our first series discussing what Basic Christianity is. Here are all of them in order:

Submission

• Basic Christianity: Psalm 81 - Submit to God
• Basic Christianity: Romans 13:1-7 - Submit to the Institutions Established By God
• Basic Christianity: Ephesians 5:22ff - Submit to Others

Slavehood

• Basic Christianity: Romans 6 - Slaves of Christ
• Basic Christianity: John 13:1-17 - Jesus As the Model of Service

Selflessness (Humility)

• Basic Christianity: Daniel 4:29-37 - Humility Before God
• Basic Christianity: James 4:1-10 - Humility Before Others

Basic Christianity: John 13:1-17 - Jesus As the Model of Service

To download the sermon notes, click here.



List of works consulted:

Blomberg, Craig L. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997.

Bock, Darrell L. Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002.

Bock, Darrell L. Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002.

Bruce, F.F. The Gospel & Epistles of John: Introduction, Exposition and Notes. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001.

Burge, Gary M. The NIV Application Commentary: John. gen. ed. Terry Muck. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.

Calvin, John. John 12-21 vol. 2. Calvin’s Commentaries vol. XVIII. trans. Rev. William Pringle. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2003.

Green, Jay P., Sr. Interlinear Greek-English New Testament. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996.

Hendriksen, William, New Testament Commentary: Exposition of the Gospel According to John, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic), 1953.

Jeffers, James S. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 1999.

Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. 2nd ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft: United Bible Societies, 1994.

Stein, Robert H. Jesus the Messiah: A Survey of the Life of Christ. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996.

Swindoll, Charles R. Improving Your Serve: Insight For Living Bible Study Guide. Waco, TX: Word, 1980.

Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Discplines for the Christian Life. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 1991.

Basic Christianity: Romans 6 - Slaves of Christ

To download the sermon notes, click here.

To read Manuscript.



Works Consulted:

Bruce, F. F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977.

Elwell, Walter A. and Robert W. Yarbrough. Readings from 1st Century. 143-144.

Hendriksen, William, New Testament Commentary: Exposition of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic), 1981.

Jeffers, James S. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity. Downers Grove: IL: IVP Academic, 1999.

Luther, Martin. Luther: Lectures on Romans. vol. 15. ed. and trans. Wilhelm Pauck . London: SCM Press, LTD, 1961.

MacArthur, John. Freedom From Sin: Romans 6-7. John MacArthur’s Bible Studies. Chicago: IL: Moody Press, 1987.

MacArthur, John, Gospel According To Jesus: What is Authentic Faith?. Grand Rapids: MI, Zondervan, 2008.

MacArthur, John. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Romans 1-8. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1991.

Murray J. Harris. Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ. Downers Grove, IL: Apollos/InterVarsity, 1999.

Moo, Douglas J. Encountering the Book of Romans: A Theological Exposition. Encountering Biblical Studies. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002.

Polhill, John B. Paul & His Letters. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999.

Schreiner, Thomas R. Paul Apostle of God’s Glory In Christ: A Pauline Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2001.