Those who call Jesus their Savior will also submit to Him as Lord (John 14:15; Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:36). Those who truly love God will not cling to the sinful patterns of their former lives. The Lordship debate becomes controversial because some believe it promotes a works-based salvation. However, our works do not add to our salvation. Salvation was fully accomplished through the finished work of Jesus on the cross.
A life of following Christ is not a means of earning salvation but a response of worship to God (Romans 12:1). Those who are saved will love God and increasingly reflect lives of obedience, not through their own strength, but through the Holy Spirit who dwells within them (Romans 8:9). Genuine faith produces visible fruit (James 2:14–26), and while we are saved by grace through faith alone, we are also created in Christ Jesus for good works that flow from that grace (Ephesians 2:8–10).
A life of following Christ is not a means of earning salvation but a response of worship to God (Romans 12:1). Those who are saved will love God and increasingly reflect lives of obedience, not through their own strength, but through the Holy Spirit who dwells within them (Romans 8:9). Genuine faith produces visible fruit (James 2:14–26), and while we are saved by grace through faith alone, we are also created in Christ Jesus for good works that flow from that grace (Ephesians 2:8–10).