No King but Christ:
Part 3 – The Sanctity of Life and Christ’s Lordship

Christ’s reign as King is not just over our hearts, but over all of creation — including human life. From the moment of conception, every person is formed in the image of God. His Lordship extends to our stance on the sanctity of life, which means we must reject every practice that devalues, distorts, or destroys human life.

“Christ’s kingship over all things includes His sovereignty over life—every person reflects His image, from conception to natural death.”

Christ and the Sanctity of Life

The value of life does not rest on how society defines it but on how God created it. Psalm 139 declares, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.” From conception, life is formed under God's authority and according to His image. That alone gives it sacred worth.

God’s command is equally clear: “You shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13). The intentional destruction of innocent life violates the Law of the King, who rules over life and death. This truth must shape how we think, speak, and act in a world that often values life based on convenience, productivity, or strength.

“Every human life bears the imprint of the Creator — and belongs to the King.”

Honoring the King’s Design

When we submit to Christ’s Lordship, we recognize that He alone gives life meaning — not size, age, ability, or dependence. That applies to the disabled, the elderly, the poor, and all others the world is tempted to discard. As followers of Christ, we must not only value life intellectually but also act in ways that affirm its sacredness.

Christ’s Call to Defend the Vulnerable

Throughout His ministry, Jesus consistently honored those overlooked by society: children, widows, lepers, and outcasts. Matthew 25:40 reminds us: “As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”

To live under Christ’s Kingship means standing for the unseen and the unheard. Daniel 3:17–18 shows what this kind of faithfulness looks like under pressure. The three Hebrew men refused to bow, declaring: "If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up."

That’s the kind of courage we’re called to in the face of a culture that devalues life. Whether or not we are delivered from the cost, we are bound to truth.