Authority

Any study of church history of revivals or reawakening's, tell us one central fact; The Christian Church spoke with Authority. The Word of God speaks with Authority. When the Church is governed by the authority of the Word, the Church speaks authoritatively as well...but not like the scribes. God in His Word always speaks a sure word in a slippery place.

Luke 6:40- "The disciple is not above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as his master"

In the modern world , authority of any kind is a dirty word. True authority is written off as arrogance, but this simply shows how the arrogance of individualism dislikes any organized competition. Authority is built into the world. In any given situation, someone is going to wield authority; someone is going to make the call. Our concern should be to place that authority in the place where Scripture places it. When is comes to the oracles of God, that authority has been given to a faithful Church. But this authority must be explained....