• Elders don’t have authority (except for delegated authority) - they have authorization from God to do some things that others don’t. Deacons, janitors, etc. have authorization to do certain things as well.
  • God created man; thus God alone has the right to direct man’s life. He has the right to choose how to direct and He has the right to choose the directions (Jeremiah 10:23. He is to be the director in every phase of life: domestic, civil, economical, social, and spiritual.
  • Domestic
    • Genesis 2:18-24 - Marriage is to be one man and one woman for life.
    • Matthew 15:4-6 - Honor father and mother.
    • Ephesians 5:22-33 - Wives submit to husbands. Husbands love wives.
    • Ephesians 6:1-4 - Children are to obey parents.
    • Colossians 3:18-21 - Commands for husbands, wives, and children.
    • Hebrews 12:9-11
    • I Timothy 5:8
    • I Timothy 5:14
  • Civil
    • Romans 13:1-7
    • I Timothy 2:1-3
    • I Peter 2:17