Concepts of Authority

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Concepts of Authority

• The Inherent Authority of the Lord Jesus Christ
• Matthew 728-29

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Matthew 728-29

• And so it was, when Jesus had
  ended these sayings, that the people
  were astonished at His teaching, 29 for He taught
  them as one having authority, and not as the
  scribes.

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Premise of Lesson

• Jesus could speak as one having authority
  because of who He is. In other words, authority
  has been granted to Him by the Father, (cf.
  Matthew 2818), and is in fact, inherent in Him
  because of His person and place in all things.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of Being the Creator

• All things were made through Him (John 11-3)

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John 11-3

• In the beginning was the Word,
  and the Word was with God, and the Word
  was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3
  All things were made through Him, and without Him
  nothing was made that was made.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of Being the Creator

• All things were made through Him (John 11-3)
• All things were made by Him and for Him
  (Colossians 116)

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Colossians 116

• For by Him all things were created
  that are in heaven and that are on
  earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or
  dominions or principalities or powers. All things
  were created through Him and for Him.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of Being the Creator

• All things were made through Him (John 11-3)
• All things were made by Him and for Him
  (Colossians 116)

As Creator, Jesus has the right to expect and
demand whatever He desires of His creation.
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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of being the Heir

• As prophesied, Jesus would be given all things
  (Psalm 28)

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Psalm 28

• Ask of Me, and I will give You
  the nations for Your inheritance,
  And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of being the Heir

• As prophesied, Jesus would be given all things
  (Psalm 28)
• As Son, Jesus was appointed heir of all things
  (Hebrews 12)

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Hebrews 11-2

• God, who at various times and in
  various ways spoke in time past to
  the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these
  last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has
  appointed heir of all things, through whom also
  He made the worlds.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of being the Heir

• As prophesied, Jesus would be given all things
  (Psalm 28)
• As Son, Jesus was appointed heir of all things
  (Hebrews 12)

As Heir, Jesus has authority over that which has
been given to Him.
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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of being the Redeemer

• Jesus has redeemed us from our sins (1 Peter
  118-19)

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1 Peter 118-19

• Knowing that you were not
  redeemed with corruptible things,
  like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct
  received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but
  with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb
  without blemish and without spot.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of being the Redeemer

• Jesus has redeemed us from our sins (1 Peter
  118-19)
• This He has done with His own blood (Ephesians
  17 Acts 2028)

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Ephesians 17

• In Him we have redemption through
  His blood, the forgiveness of
  sins, according to the riches of His grace

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Acts 2028

• Therefore take heed to yourselves
  and to all the flock, among which the
  Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd
  the church of God which He purchased with His own
  blood.

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The Inherent Right of Jesus AuthorityBy Virtue
of being the Redeemer

• Jesus has redeemed us from our sins (1 Peter
  118-19)
• This He has done with His own blood (Ephesians
  17 Acts 2028)

As Redeemer, Jesus certainly has authority over
those who have been purchased by His blood.
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Conclusion

• As our Creator, the Heir of God, and our
  Redeemer, Jesus has both the inherent right and
  the earned right to speak with authority.
• He is the Lord of our Lives.
• Dare we refuse or neglect to recognize and submit
  to His complete and unique authority over our
  lives?