@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama1 What It Means To Be A Christian  Saving faith: –Just Believe? –Jesus is Lord?  Jesus is Lord  Christians as Slaves –Slave or Servant?

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@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama1 What It Means To Be A Christian  Saving faith: –Just Believe? –Jesus is Lord?  Jesus is Lord  Christians as Slaves –Slave or Servant?  Our Reward Eph. 2:8-10

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama2 Saving Faith Eph. 2:8-10 Acts 16:31 Rom. 1:1, 16 1 John 2:19 2 Cor. 13:5 Rom. 8:38-39 Rom. 8:30

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama3 Jesus is Lord Mt. 7:13-27 Rom. 10: Cor. 15: Cor. 12:3 1 Cor. 1:18,23,27,30 John 13:13 John 15:14-15 Luke 6:46 Jude 4 Luke 14:25-28 Sermon on the Mount

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama4 Christians as Slaves Rom. 6:15-23 Matt. 6:24 Luke 9:23 Luke 13:23-24 John 15: Cor. 2:16 Rom. 6:6-7 Acts 20:28 1 Pet. 1:18-19 Rev. 5:9 Rom. 14:7-8 Rom. 8:14 A new book on the freedom we have as slaves of Christ

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama5 Attributes of a Christian ServantSlaveChristian Called for service by a master Chosen by master out of the marketplace Chosen by The Lord (the elect) Not boughtBought by masterBought by The Lord (redeemed) Not ownedOwned by masterOwned by The Lord 2 or more masters1 master1 Master (The Lord) Obedient to mastersObedient to masterObedient to The Lord IndependentDependent on masterDependent on The Lord Not disciplinedDisciplined by masterDisciplined by The Lord Paid by masterRewarded by masterRewarded by The Lord (Inheritance)

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama6 Christians as Slaves – 2 Phil. 4:11-13 Phil. 4:19 Matt. 10:24 Luke 9:57-62 Acts 2:17-18 Acts 16:17 Col. 4:12 2 Tim. 2:24 1 Pet. 2:16 Slave market in medieval Eastern Europe

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama7 Rev. 1:1 Rev. 7:3 Rev. 10:7 Rev. 19:2,5 Rev. 22:3,6 Phil. 2:3,4,7 John 4:34 John 5:19 John 10:37 Christians as Slaves – 3 Redemption of Christian slaves by Catholic monks in Algiers in 1662

@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama8 Our Reward 2 Cor. 5:8-10 Gal. 4:6-7 Eph. 1:11,14 Rom. 14:9-12 Titus 2:9 1 Cor. 3:13-15 Phil. 2:9-11 Luke 17:7 Matt. 28:19-20  Inheritance by birth  Secure in our salvation  Inheritance from the Lord  Reward according to obedience