Authority & Power

What is the relationship between power and authority

Worldly authority

Spiritual authority

How is spiritual authority acquired?

    1) By becoming a Christian

    2) By the Holy Spirit's gifts

    3) By calling 

    4) By position

    Paradox of positional authority 

Authority over a gift, a truth, an office or a geographical area

    1) Gift

    2) Truth

    3) Office

    4) Geographical area

Abuse of authority

Money and authority

Five ways authorities use to control others

    1) By manipulation

    2) Shutting down others by manipulating their spirit

    3) Straightening out others by verbal rebuke

    4) Isolating others by bad mouthing them

    5) Prophesying doom over those who will not do what we want

Are we to push our authority forward?

Last words on spiritual authority

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