Crucified, Risen, Crowned

Here the Apostle, writing by divine inspiration, teaches us that the purpose of God in the death of Christ was the sovereign dominion of Christ as Lord. — “He is Lord of all.” This is the claim of the gospel. Christ is Lord! He who died at Calvary in the place of sinners, rose again on the third day, triumphant over death, hell, and the grave, and ascended as a King into heaven, and now he is Lord “both of the dead and the living.”