God’s Authority: Essential, Inescapable

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God’s Authority: Essential, Inescapable Matt 21:23-27

Authority: The Need Matt 21:23-25 Inherent in God’s nature (Neh 9:6; Rom 9:20-21) Man needs it (Jer 10:32; 2 Th 3:3-5; Ac 26:17-18) Disorder without it (Judg 17:5-6) Salvation by accepting it (Heb 5:8-9)

God’s Authority: 5 Tiers God: Judge of all (Gen 18:25; Heb 12:23) Jesus: Commander (Heb 1:1-2; Matt 28:18) Holy Spirit: Spirit of Truth (John 15:26; 16:13) Apostles: Broadcast Truth (Lk 10:16; John 16:13) New Testament: Book of Truth (2 Pet 1:16-21)

God’s Authority: Knowing it Objective: having to do with a known object (Webster). Scripture, the New Testament (2 Pet 1:20; Rom 1:16-17; Jude 2)

God’s Authority: Applying it Statements or Commands from Christ, the apostles & prophets in the NT (Acts 2:38; 17:31; 1 Pet 2:11; Col 3:8-9; Eph 2:20; 3:5) Approved examples from apostles (Phil 3:17; 4:9; Acts 2:42) Conclusions drawn from commands & examples (Acts 15:7-21; 1 Cor 11:26; Acts 20:6-7)

Have you heard the good news of salvation? Acts 2:14; Rom 10:17 …believed on Jesus the Lord? Rom 10:9-10 …confessed Him as the Son of God? Matt 10:32-33; Acts 8:37 …repented of your sin? Acts 2:38; 17:30 …been baptized for the forgiveness of your sins? Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mk 16:16