Enforcer
AUTHORITY
By
Micah T. Thompson
BIBLE DOCTRINE III
Heritage Baptist College
Dr. WIEGLE
DECEMBER 5, 2012
AUTHORITY
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience: he had absolute authority over his subordinates. This is the definition given to us by our standard dictionary. Authority translated in the Greek is “exousia” not to be referred to by the physical coercion or the self-exerting energy exhausting strength. All authority could be characterized as either intrinsic or delegated. Intrinsic authority is dominion one exercises because it is innate in that person. Because HE is GOD and Creator of the universe, GOD has sovereignty and dominion over all. Only the triune GOD who is Omnipotent, the GOD who is Omnipresent, the GOD who is Omniscient has purely intrinsic Authority and power. Delegated authority is given from one who has intrinsic authority to one serving in an office or carrying out a function. Delegate authority is not in itself innately or inherently authoritative, it is authority derived from one whose authority is intrinsic. All… authority belongs to GOD! All authority is derived from HIM. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST and the HOLY SPIRIT has the same intrinsic authority as GOD the FATHER because they are all coequal with GOD. (John 1:1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with GOD, and the word was GOD, John 10:30 I and MY FATHER are one.) GOD has given JESUS authority over all things in heaven and earth. Matthew 28:18 And JESUS came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto ME in heaven and in earth. Here the Bible tells us about the great commission which the LORD JESUS received HIMSELF from the FATHER. CHRIST now is about to send HIS disciples out into the world as HIS Ambassador’s. So HE is about to give them their cridentials. So if any should asked by what authority HE doeth it, and who gave HIM that
By
Micah T. Thompson
BIBLE DOCTRINE III
Heritage Baptist College
Dr. WIEGLE
DECEMBER 5, 2012
AUTHORITY
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience: he had absolute authority over his subordinates. This is the definition given to us by our standard dictionary. Authority translated in the Greek is “exousia” not to be referred to by the physical coercion or the self-exerting energy exhausting strength. All authority could be characterized as either intrinsic or delegated. Intrinsic authority is dominion one exercises because it is innate in that person. Because HE is GOD and Creator of the universe, GOD has sovereignty and dominion over all. Only the triune GOD who is Omnipotent, the GOD who is Omnipresent, the GOD who is Omniscient has purely intrinsic Authority and power. Delegated authority is given from one who has intrinsic authority to one serving in an office or carrying out a function. Delegate authority is not in itself innately or inherently authoritative, it is authority derived from one whose authority is intrinsic. All… authority belongs to GOD! All authority is derived from HIM. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST and the HOLY SPIRIT has the same intrinsic authority as GOD the FATHER because they are all coequal with GOD. (John 1:1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with GOD, and the word was GOD, John 10:30 I and MY FATHER are one.) GOD has given JESUS authority over all things in heaven and earth. Matthew 28:18 And JESUS came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto ME in heaven and in earth. Here the Bible tells us about the great commission which the LORD JESUS received HIMSELF from the FATHER. CHRIST now is about to send HIS disciples out into the world as HIS Ambassador’s. So HE is about to give them their cridentials. So if any should asked by what authority HE doeth it, and who gave HIM that