Gospels: Week 9 — Christ’s authority and coming judgment CONTEXT: Jesus is with His disciples in Jerusalem

those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority

belong to the church, in order to join this assembly wherever God has established it, even if civil authorities But too often, Protestant Christians have too small of a view of the Church's authority, since God conceptually

Gospels: Week 3 - Jesus' authority to call, heal, forgive, and welcome sinners John 5:1–16 (NASB95) 1

Gospels: Week 3 - Jesus' authority to call, heal, forgive, and welcome sinners Luke 5:1–11 (NASB95) 1

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

He's the God of peace: John Stott notes here that God is both the author of harmony and that He's the

First, it reinforces that you as the reader is included and participating right alongside the author.

Jesus immediately made clear He had no interest - or, ironically, no authority - to arbitrate such a

clue that a particular book is an epistle often comes right at the beginning, where the name of the author The more we know about the background of the author and audience, the better we can interpret its truth