rather formal introductions which identify the original recipients ( to the saints in X, Y, Z... ), the author these opening passages of John's first letter this week, remember this: you are God's teknia, and He authored

They should do this while completely refraining from every tendency toward exercising absolute authority matter we denounce the Anabaptists, other anarchists, and in general all those who want to reject the authorities So it might seem surprising that our Confession, which only addresses the most central Christian doctrines On one hand, there is no authority except that which God has established .

Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that Jesus' primary reason for coming, since He makes it clear Himself as He prays: His Father "granted Him authority Know that your Savior, like His Father, is omnipotent (He has "all authority") and He came to give you

the early Church, telling us about the “wonders and signs” the Apostles did, which established their authority

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who has given all authority in heaven and on earth

But it doesn't appear here that the author is throwing up a last minute prayer just in case there does It's interesting how this Psalm ends with this praise of God, leaving the fate of the author unresolved

turn everything into a 'gray area', sola scriptura is a reminder that the Bible alone is the source of authority The Bible is authoritative not because it teaches about Jesus, but because it is the inspired Word of But the Bible is the inspired Word of God, meaning that the Holy Spirit directed the writings of the authors While the Bible has human authors, what differentiates the Word of God is the role of the Holy Spirit The authority we find in scripture comes not from those who wrote it, but from our God who inspired these

As for the ministers of the Word, they all have the same power and authority, no matter where they may twelve men, who had spent years with Jesus and witnessed His death and resurrection, had the primary authority

Gospels: Week 9 — Christ’s authority and coming judgment Photo: Jack Sharp via Unsplash Matthew 18:15

critical concepts for us to know: That the LORD Himself is God - This echoes one of the Bible's most central current cultural zeitgeist, which understands humanity to have evolved from nothing, giving us the authority But this central claim of Psalm 100 issues a much needed corrective.