Soteriology 101

Jesus Christ: Our complete Savior and Lord

By: Chris Brown

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In our post-Christian culture, the confession “Jesus is my Lord and Savior” has become little more than a familiar slogan—often repeated, rarely understood. That realization unsettled me. If those are the two greatest titles ever given to the Son of God, what do they actually mean, and what difference should they make in a believer’s life?

This four-volume Soteriology Series is my answer.

In this first volume (Soteriology 101) we lay the complete foundation in ten chapters by unpacking two simple acronyms—S-A-V-I-O-R and L-O-R-D—spelling out the full identity and work of Jesus Christ as our complete Savior and sovereign Lord. The three volumes that follow will take these same glorious truths and carry them deeper: exploring their historical development, their practical outworking in the Christian life, and their ultimate consummation in glory.

My prayer is that by the time you finish this opening volume, “Jesus is my Lord and Savior” will no longer feel like a cliché, but the most life-giving, worship-awakening reality you have ever known—and that the rest of the series will only make that flame burn brighter.

Why this matters so urgently today:
We face the opposite problem from the first-century world the apostles evangelized.

Back then, Jews knew the what of the Messiah but struggled with the who. Today, Western Gentiles (and far too many in our churches) know the who (“Jesus is my Savior”) but have little idea of the what—a Savior who demands absolute allegiance and refuses to be added to the pantheon of our idols (wealth, sex, politics, comfort, success).

That is why easy-believism abounds and false assurance flourishes. Adding Jesus to your life no more saves you than adding Yahweh to Chemosh saved apostate Israel (Zephaniah 1:5). Scripture still thunders:

• “No one can serve two masters” (Matthew 6:24)
• “Little children, keep yourselves from idols” (1 John 5:21)
• “Turn from idols to serve the living God” (1 Thessalonians 1:9)

If we are to see genuine conversion in our generation, we must show people not just who Jesus is, but what a biblical Savior and Lord actually demands—and alone supplies.

That is the burden of this book, and of the series it begins.

• 10 chapters with built-in discussion questions — ideal for personal study or groups
• The foundational volume of the growing Christ-Centered Theology series
• Priced low according to the Dorean Principle — ministry supported, not sold