Romans Chapter 14 Vs. 9

 

Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. Rom 14:9

Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living] Another proof that Christ died and arose physically (1Cor. 15:1-23).

Christ died not only to free us from sin, but to enslave us to Himself; to establish Himself as Sovereign over the saints in His presence and those still on earth.

John 11:25 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”

We see from this Scripture that Jesus not only rose from the dead, but because He rose, we have the promise that we will rise also if we believe in Him. Jesus is Lord over everything.

Phil. 2:10 “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;”

You see, there is no limit to His power and rule.

In these verses Paul stated the theological basis for his exhortation for Christians to desist from and to resist judging one another. One of the reasons for the Lord Jesus’ redemptive death and resurrection is to be the Lord of both the dead and the living.