Lord and Savior




A friend asked me to look at the question can Jesus be either Lord or Savior and what does the Bible say about it. It’s an interesting question that can’t be answered with a simple, “Jesus is both. Or Jesus doesn’t have to be both.” So, where to begin? Why not with an exact phrase match.

The only place in the NASB that the phrase, “Lord and Savior” is found, is in 2 Peter (2 Peter 1:11; 2:20; 3:2, 18). In those passages, the phrase relates directly to Jesus Christ and is used in speaking to Christians. The understanding is that someone who acknowledges Jesus Christ as Savior also acknowledges Him as Lord.

So, if the Bible only puts the phrase together in these places. Let’s break them apart and see what there is to see.