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            What comes to mind when you think of the word ‘lord’?  Often it has to do with something from the feudal system, and that is pretty much what the word means in the Bible.  Master, owner and authority figure are pretty close synonyms.  In the feudal system a lord protected, guided and cared for his people who, in turn, we loyal and obedient to him.  That’s the way it is with us and Jesus today. Lord often used as a title (name) of Jesus and is the second most common designation used for Him.  It occurs 150 times in the Gospels, 100 more as ‘Lord Jesus,’ and over 500 times in the rest of the New Testament.  Basically it refers to Jesus as Master, in effect as God who sovereignly rules over the affairs of men.  Some times it is used of men who are in a position of … Continue reading →