--- title: "2 Lordship Christ Quotes By K. Scott Oliphint" description: "2 Lordship Christ quotes by K. Scott Oliphint. Plus more from K. Scott Oliphint and more Lordship Christ sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/k-scott-oliphint-52931_christianity_the-lordship-of-christ-is-basic-to-our-d_398275.jpg" --- > [“The lordship of Christ is basic to our defense of Christianity. Christ now reigns. He is Lord. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him. That authority is the prerequisite to the command to make disciples.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/the-lordship-of-christ-is-basic-to-our-defense-of-christianity-christ/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/k-scott-oliphint-52931_christianity_the-lordship-of-christ-is-basic-to-our-d_398275.jpg) > [“The Bible is authoritative not because we accept it as such, but because it is the word of the risen Lord. It has a claim on all people. Its truth is the truth for every person in every place. Why,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/the-bible-is-authoritative-not-because-we-accept-it-as-such-but-2/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/612/k-scott-oliphint-52931_bible_the-bible-is-authoritative-not-because-w_3225722.jpg) ## More by K. Scott Oliphint > [“In creating man, God voluntarily determined, at the same time, to establish a relationship with him. That relationship is properly designated a covenant; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/in-creating-man-god-voluntarily-determined-at-the-same-time-to/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) > [“The lordship of Christ is basic to our defense of Christianity. Christ now reigns. He is Lord. All authority in heaven and on earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/the-lordship-of-christ-is-basic-to-our-defense-of-christianity-christ/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) > [“So it is also that in the act of knowing, to the extent that we know something truly, we know it as created, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/so-it-is-also-that-in-the-act-of-knowing-to-the-extent-that-we-know/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) > [“The Bible is authoritative not because we accept it as such, but because it is the word of the risen Lord. It has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/the-bible-is-authoritative-not-because-we-accept-it-as-such-but/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) > [“We know that when we speak the truth found in Christianity, we are automatically “connecting” that truth with the truth that God has given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/we-know-that-when-we-speak-the-truth-found-in-christianity-we-are/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) > [“There really is no naked, simple gospel. It must be spoken in human language and argued carefully.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/there-really-is-no-naked-simple-gospel-it-must-be-spoken-in-human/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) > [“The Bible is authoritative not because we accept it as such, but because it is the word of the risen Lord. It has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-scott-oliphint/the-bible-is-authoritative-not-because-we-accept-it-as-such-but-2/) [K. Scott Oliphint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-scott-oliphint/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lordship-christ/k-scott-oliphint/#itemlist", "name": "2 Lordship Christ Quotes By K. Scott Oliphint", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The lordship of Christ is basic to our defense of Christianity. Christ now reigns. He is Lord. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him. That authority is the prerequisite to the command to make disciples. Without that authority, baptism and disciple making in and for the church are meaningless.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "K. 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