Understanding Authority

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Understanding Authority

• Matthew 85-13 (Luke 71-10)

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• Matthew 8
• 7 And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal
  him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord,
  I am not worthy that You should come under my
  roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will
  be healed. 9 For I also am a man under
  authority, having soldiers under me. And I say
  to this one, Go, and he goes and to another,
  Come, and he comes and to my servant, Do
  this, and he does it. 10 When Jesus heard it,
  He marveled, and said to those who followed,
  Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such
  great faith, not even in Israel!

• Luke 7
• 7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy
  to come to You. But say the word, and my servant
  will be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed
  under authority, having soldiers under me. And I
  say to one, Go, and he goes and to another,
  Come, and he comes and to my servant, Do
  this, and he does it. 9 When Jesus heard
  these things, He marveled at him, and turned
  around and said to the crowd that followed Him,
  I say to you, I have not found such great faith,
  not even in Israel! 10 And those who were
  sent, returning to the house, found the servant
  well who had been sick.

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He Understood AuthorityMatthew 89

• Chief Captain
• (Acts 2131)
• Centurion
• 100 Soldiers

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Contrasts in FaithMatthew 810-12

• Centurion
• Great faith, 810
• Included in the kingdom due to his faith, 811
• Eternal life, 812

• Israel
• Not great faith, 810
• Excluded from the kingdom due to lack of
  faith, 811
• Eternal death, 812

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Authority

• From the meaning of leave or permission, or
  liberty of doing as one pleases, it passed to
  that of the ability or strength with which one is
  endued, then to that of the power of authority,
  the right to exercise power...or the power of
  rule or government, the power of one whose will
  and commands must be obeyed by others (Vine, 45)

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The Rights of Authority JesusMatthew 88-9 (Lk.
77-8) 2818

• Power to Rule, 88-9 (Psa. 26-7, 10-12 Eph.
  120-23)
• Power to Bless, 88 (Rom. 133-4 Jno. 172)
• Power to Judge, 89 (Jno. 1910 526-29)
• Lesson Our faith must acknowledge that Christ
  possesses the right (power) to rule, to bless
  to judge our submission to Him

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Submission to AuthorityMatthew 88-9, Luke 77-8

• Some unwilling to yield
• Naaman, 2 Kgs. 51, 9-14
• King Saul, 1 Sam. 1513-14, 19
• Israel, Isa. 308-11
• Some willingly yield, Jno. 96-7 Acts 2619
• Lesson Receive the blessings of faith from the
  authoritative one (Christ) only by submitting to
  His authority, Matt. 813 (2818-20 721)

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Faith and AuthorityMatthew 88-9, Luke 77-8

• Living by faith is respecting obeying Gods
  authority
• Authority conveyed through word, Jno. 1248-50
• Faith produced through His word, Rom. 1017, 8
• Saving faith is obedient faith (Jas. 214-26)
• Lesson Impatience with weariness over the
  subject of Bible authority shows a lack of faith

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Faithless or Believing?Matthew 812-13

• Gods plan of salvation
• True worship, Jno. 424
• Church organization work
• Doctrinal purity, Gal. 16-9 (2 Jno. 9)
• Moral purity, Phil. 48
• Lesson Living by faith chooses to submit to
  the authority of Christ in all things!
  (Col. 317 Matt. 721-23)

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Great FaithMatthew 812-13

• Trust and submit to Christs authority
• How great is our faith?
• How well do we yield to the authority of
  Christ in everything?
  -Col. 317 Matt. 721-