Introduction

  • Authority – the right to exercise power

Jesus has authority

That authority was delegated to inspired men who wrote it down.

We should submit to that authority.

  • Matthew 7:24-27 – Do I love and respect Jesus enough to do what He says?
  • Matthew 15:3 – Do we follow the traditions of the day or obey Jesus? We have no right to replace Jesus’ authority.
  • Colossians 2:20-23 – They were doing things that were a self-made religion.
  • II Thessalonians 3:6 – This tradition was passed down from the apostles. It was authoritative!

We should not be timid about using and declaring His authority.

  • II Thessalonians 2:15 – Why should they hold to those traditions? Because they were authoritative.
  • We should not be afraid to call something sinful based on God’s word.
  • I Timothy 4:1-6, 11, 16 – He was not telling Timothy to just get along if error comes along. Timothy was to point out error to the brethren.
  • Titus 1:9
  • What gives any man the right to tell another he is wrong? The word of God.
  • Titus 2:15 – This can also be translated as, “show that you have every right to command.”
  • I John 2:3-6