As Christians the Bible is our source to God. The reason that we follow the Scripture and that it is able to have authority is because of God. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (NIV).” The authority of the Bible ...
Christianity, not a faith in which the believer is a passive partnerauthority vested in the believer, of a different orderspiritual warfare and evangelizationThePrimacy of the Church. Christianity is often called the religion of the Book: this is because it is based on things that happened in ...
If we want to keep pushing God out of our life…if we continue to ignore His Word…if we continue to break His commandments, and I’m not just referring to the ‘BIG TEN’, but all His commandments recorded in the Bible–then what gives us the right to expect Him to “be there” ...
Authority of Scripture: The Bible itself is considered the authoritative Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 states, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully ...
The Word Became Flesh - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him
Authority, as presented in the Bible, is a divinely instituted concept that serves to maintain order, justice, and righteousness within society and the church. The Scriptures provide a framework for understanding the purpose and function of authority, emphasizing its role in reflecting God's ...
It should be obvious that it was Jezebel who had the true authority in the kingdom of Ahab. Jezebel’s sin was the sin of Ahab. Ahab did not try to stop Jezebel even though he knew she would have an evil plan. We know that Adam did not pluck the fruit from the forbidden tree, ...
Biblical Authority Brueggemann Analysis Inherency is the first facet Burueggemann talks about in his article. In Burueggemann’s terms, biblical inherency is the consistency of proclaiming the Bible as the word of God. It can also be the main claims within the Bible, as compared to claims tha...
[2]But nobody does that.The Bible has existed in its present form for so long that it has gained a kind of authority all of its own. The Bible was,and still is,regarded by many people as the Word of God and so has tremendous authority.For many believers,it carries God’s ...
But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’—He said to the paralytic— ‘I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home,’” John 5:18 “For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He ...