Introduction

• II Timothy 4:2
• Luke 10:16

We ought to honor Deity as the source of authority.

• Genesis 1:1, 26
• God’s authority is inherent as the Creator.
• Isaiah 45:8-11
• Romans 1:21
• I John 2:3-4; 5:3
• John 14:15
• To respect God’s authority, we must obey His commandments.
• Leviticus 10:1-3
• Matthew 28:18-20 – What gave Jesus the right to command this? The authority He had.
• Acts 2:36

We’ll be judged by what God has authorized.

• Ephesians 4:1-3
• When we disagree, it’s because we don’t have a standard to agree on.
• Matthew 26:19
• What if we just went to the standard of the Bible?
• Acts 23:8 – Why were there Pharisees and Sadducees? Just be Jews!