Acquiescing to Ignorance

[Revmitchell]

If Jesus is my Lord he is also my master and leader. I do not how anyone could get around that.

Leader falls short of what is necessary. Makes him sound like you and me since we can be leaders as well. It fails to elevate Him to the level He deserves.

 

[Crabtownboy]

Definitions of the word Lord and Leader

lord --- a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.

note: first letter is not a capital letter

(initial capital letter)Lord --- the Supreme Being; God; Jehovah.

(initial capital letter) Lord --- the Savior, Jesus Christ.

leader --- a person or thing that leads.

Other definitions of the word lord:

2. a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc.
3. a person who is a leader or has great influence in a chosen profession: the great lords of banking.
4. a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor.
5. a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title.
6. Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords.
7. (initial capital letter) (in Britain) a. the title of certain high officials (used with some other title, name, or the like): Lord Mayor of London.
b. the formally polite title of a bishop: Lord Bishop of Durham.
c. the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc., as in the use of Lord Kitchener for Earl Kitchener.

from www.dictionary.com

 

[Rippon]

Hebrews 12:2a : fixing our eyes on Jesus,the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.(TNIV)

Weymouth : Prince Leader
Darby : the Leader
Rotherham : Princely-Leader
Amplified : the Leader

The NASU has "Or Leader" in its marginal notes.

 

[gb93433]

Leader falls short of what is necessary. Makes him sound like you and me since we can be leaders as well. It fails to elevate Him to the level He deserves.

He is God as well. No amount of language could begin to adequately describe Jesus as well. However in an effort my Bible was written in a language man once spoke and wrote. That does not mean we will not talk about him though.