v. Dominion, Empire, Power, Power, Kingdom
Matt 7:29; Mark 1:22 taught as one who has
Matt 8:9; Luk 7:8 also I am a low man a
Matt 10:1; Mar 3:15; 6:7
The legal and/or moral right to exercise power, or power that is rightfully possessed. In the Bible God is presented as the ultimate, personal authority and the source of all authority (Dan 4:34-35; compare Dan 2:21; Dan 7:13-14; Rom 13:1). God gave authority to Israel’s kings, priests, prophets, and the written word of God (Psalm 119).
Authority (exousia) and power (dynamis) are related but different (see Luk 4:36). Jesus is a man under authority and with authority (Mat 7:29; Mat 8:9; Mar 1:27); he empowers his disciples to cast out demons (Mat 10:1; Mar 3:15); he does what only God can do: he forgives sins (Mat 9: 6); has control over nature (Mar 4:41); exercises power over death (John 10:18); and as the risen Lord has all authority on earth and in heaven (Mat 28:18).
After Jesus’ exaltation, the apostles developed the theme of Jesus’ authority, presenting him as co-regent with the Father and having authority over the entire cosmos (Eph 1:20-23; Phi 2:1-11; Col 2: 9-10; Rev 17:14).
Other forms of authority delegated by God include that of the State (Rom 13:1ff.), of the apostles as singular pillars of the church and recipients of divine revelation (Luk 6:13; Eph 2:20), and of the husband as head of the family (1Co 11:3). Satan has abused the authority and power that he possesses (Luk 22:53; Col 1:13) and he will be punished for it.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Hierarchy). You have to obey authority.
– From the Church, because whoever disobeys the Church disobeys Jesus. Luke 10:16, Matt 16:19, Matt 18:18.
– Civilians: Because all authority comes from God. Joh 19:11, Rom 13:1-6, 1Pe 2:13.
– We must obey God before men. Ac 4:19.
– Authority as a service. Luke 22:26, Matt 20:27-28, Joh 13:13-15.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Power that a person has to do or say something legitimately. That which empowers him to do so. The term is associated with concepts of strength and power, as well as hierarchy. “The word of the king is powerful, and who will say to him: What are you doing?” (Eccl 8:4). To these ideas of power, force, potency and hierarchy is added the concept of legitimacy. Thus, when God sends a message through Isaiah to the steward and treasurer †¢Shebna, He tells him: “On that day I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and I will clothe him with your garments, and I will gird him with your belt, and I will deliver in his hands your power…† (Isa 22:20-21). In the NT the word used is exousía, taking the common meaning of “command”, as in the case of the centurion of Capernaum, who said to the Lord Jesus: “I am also a man under a., and I have under my orders soldiers …† (Matt 8:8-9).
God is the only one who has the power to do what he wants sovereignly. And as the creator of all that exists, he has the right to do as he pleases with his creation. That is why only he has full and total a. As a potter he has to. God has every right to act with sovereignty over his creation, without reference to any other power and without having to answer questions to anyone. Therefore, he also has the power to delegate his to. Hence Paul teaches that “there is no a. but from God and those that are, have been established by God† (Rom 13:1).
Satan himself is presented in Scripture with the exercise of a. as “prince of this world” (Joh 12:31; Joh 14:30; Joh 16:11). He is even called “the god of this age” (2Co 4:4). When he tempted the Lord Jesus by showing him † œall the kingdoms of the earth †, he said to him: † œTo you I will give all this power, and their glory; for it has been given to me, and I give it to whomever I wish† (Luke 4:5-6). Christ rejected the proposal, but in Rev 13:2, Rev 13:4, Rev 13:12 Satan appears delegating that power. Men “are captive at his will” (2Ti 2:26), but “for this the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil” and deliver them from their a. (1Jn 3:8). that to of the Lord Jesus was seen in his way of treating demons, for which those who were witnesses of his deeds “were all amazed, and they spoke to one another, saying: What word is this, that with a. and power commands the unclean spirits, and they come out?† (Luke 4:36). Even the elements are subject to his a., for he † œrebuked the wind and the waves; and they ceased…† , and the disciples asked themselves: “Who is this, that he commands even the winds and the waters, and they obey him?” (Luke 8:24-25).
“The chief priests and elders of the people,” seeing the Lord Jesus teaching in the “temple, asked him: “With what a. do you do these things? and who gave you this a.?† (Mat 21:23). It astonished the religious of his time that he contrasted some rabbinic commandments with his orders, saying: “But I say to you… † (Mat 5:18, Mat 5:20, Mat 5:22, Mat 5:28, etc. ). Similarly, when “he said to the paralyzed man, Son, your sins are forgiven you,” then “they pondered in their hearts: … Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mar 2:1-12). The people, for their part, “were amazed” at the Lord’s doctrine “because he taught them as one who has a., and not as the scribes” (Mat 7:28-29). that to it came to Jesus as a consequence of his status as Messiah, since he was the “Son of Man”, to whom God had given “a. to execute judgment† (Joh 5:27). He was also the Son of God and his Father had † œgiven him authority over all flesh, so that he might give eternal life to all those † whom God himself had given him (Jua 17: 1-2). By his life of perfect obedience, his death on the cross and his resurrection, he received “all authority…in heaven and on earth” (Matt 28:18). This was testified by the apostles. Peter, in his sermon on the day of Pentecost, said: “Let all the house of Israel know most certainly that this Jesus whom you crucified God has made both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36), and he wrote in one of his epistles that after “the resurrection of Jesus Christ” he ascended “into heaven” where he is “at the right hand of God; and angels are subject to him, a. and powers† (1Pe 3:21-22).
, then, all a., he delegates to his servants, whom he sends with the gospel message, as his representatives or ambassadors (Mat 10:40; 2Co 5:20). he said: “As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world” (Joh 17:18). That is why the apostle Paul could speak of “our a.” (2Co 10:8) and acted “according to the a. that the Lord† had given him “for building and not for destruction† (2Co 13:10). The apostles, then, exercised their ministry “in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1Co 5:4). Thus they gave orders and organized the churches (“We command you…in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…†). These orders were to be followed as “the commandments of the Lord” (1Co 14:37).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, type
see, BIND AND LOOSE
vet, Power to direct or order, inherent or delegated. All authority belongs to God (Rom. 13:1). All established authorities have been established by God (Rom. 13:2). There are multiple spheres in which authority is exercised, and all its holders have a deep responsibility before God for the way in which they exercise it (cf. Jn. 19:11). In the OT we find first the authority of God given to Adam for the dominion of the world (Gen. 1:28; Ps. 8:4-8; Heb. 2:6-8); later this authority passes to Noah (Gen. 9:2-6) in government, and passes to the patriarchs. The heads of families, the heads of tribes, exercise authority. Leaders especially called by God for times of crisis also emerge, such as Moses, Joshua, the judges. The authority is institutionalized in Israel with the priesthood (cp. Dt. 17:8-13), although there were lower instances, such as the council of elders of the cities. Later, in the monarchical regime, divine authority is delegated to the king (1 Sam. 10:1; 12:1, 13), who is a type of the Messiah, the King that God is to impose on this earth (Is. 9:6, 7). The Lord Jesus clearly states that all authority is given to him (Mt. 28:18). This authority had been evidenced in his teaching (Matt. 7:29), and in his mastery of creation (cf. Mark 1:23-27; 4:35-41); and morally, to forgive sins, as true God (Mark 2:1-12). The Lord delegated his authority to his apostles and church. (See BINDING AND LOOSING.) He also commands his own to submit to authorities and magistrates (Rom. 13:1, 2; Tit. 3:1; 1 Pet. 3:22) because of conscience, not fear (Rom. 13:5 ), with the express limitation that in case of open conflict between the authority subject to God and the direct authority of God, the believer is subject to obey God before men (Acts 4:18-20). This can never justify rebellion against authority or violence (cf. Rom. 13:2; 1 Pet. 3:8-17). The day of the direct kingdom of the Lord Jesus will come (Rev. 10:10; 1 Cor. 15:24). In the bosom of the church it has its exercise and leadership in the fear of the Lord (cf. 2 Cor. 10:18; 13:10; Tit. 2:15; 1 Cor. 11:10); It should not be exercised in the manner of the Gentiles (Lk. 22:25), but rather as the example of the Lord, serving others (Mt. 20:25-28). After the departure of the apostles, the believer has as ultimate authority that of God expressed in his word (Acts 20:32; 1 Pet. 1: 13-21; Jn. 20:31).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
It is the ability to command, superiority or ascendancy that is possessed in reference to a human group that is dependent and submissive.
There is natural authority, imposed by the demands of nature (parents, teachers, public authorities) and there is artificial authority (imposition, coercion)
There are convenient and even essential forms of authority (family, school, society) and there are inconvenient ones (manipulation, arrogance, oppression)
Authority is a requirement of human nature and man ceases to be a social man if he refuses to submit to authority exercised within order and convenience.
The educator must train people to accept it and to exercise it, according to the situation in which each one finds himself. And there is no better way to prepare to exercise it than the opportune and joyful acceptance of it when one is dependent due to age, culture, work or free will.
The authority has to do with the 4th Commandment of the Law of God and is found in the core of Christianity. God wanted the natural authority of the parents and of those who take their place, wanted the authority in society by the creational fact and wanted the authority to choose the people of Israel: cult, rulers.
Jesus himself wanted an authority in his Church, appointing Apostles (Mt. 10.2; Lc. 9.1); and putting…