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1 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | gracefull | 82157 | ||
AUTHORITY OF BELIEVER PART 2 Hank said: [4] "YOU are the one in authority. YOU put off the old man. YOU put on the new man." (OK, with such a YOU-centered theology as this, Kenny, I don't suppose I have any more need of God, do I?) ...... "One of the most vital areas of the believer's authority is his power to successfully stand against Satan. Ephesians 4:27 says, Neither give place to the devil. In the sixth chapter of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul describes the armor that we as believers are to wear in combat against Satan. He explains each piece of that armor. It is the armor of God. But not once does he say that God will put the armor on you or that God will fight the devil for you. YOU is the understood subject of these verses. He says, "YOU be strong in the Lord. YOU put on the whole armor of God that YOU will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. YOU take the whole armor of God that YOU may be able to withstand in the evil day; and having done all, YOU stand." God has given you the power and the authority to stand against Satan and his destructive works. He has provided the armor, but it is your responsibility as a believer to put on that armor and stand against the devil. James 4:7 says, YOU resist the devil, and he will flee from YOU. The armor and the weapons are at your disposal. God is there with you to back His Word; but all is worthless unless you take your position of authority and assume the responsibility to use what He has provided. You have the power and the authority to take the Word of God, the name of Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit and run Satan out of your affairs. Don't pray and ask God to fight Satan for you. You are the one in authority. Take your responsibility and speak directly to Satan yourself and stand your ground firmly. He will flee!" Clearly nowhere is it even implied that we do not need God, much less actually stated.. KC clearly states that it is God's armour we wear! It is under His authority that we are able to do this. As stated in the opening statement...His authority delegated. Unfortunately, we read these verses and do not recognize the 'understood you' which is OUR required response, our military orders so to speak....YOU GO IN MY NAME.... What does it mean to 'Go in My name"? It means just that; You go under the umbrela of my authority and you do the work I am sending you to do. Now for the sake of the critics, I wil add here that in light of 1 Corinthians chapters 11-14 we are expected to find our place in that Body under the Head of Christ. If you read on through the teaching you will find that KC does not ever say that any one person has total power, which I believe is what the critics believe. Jesus has total power. We have access to it as the Body. If each part is doing it's part empowered by the Head, evangelizing the world would be a much simpler task, and people of the world would be seeing the glory of God revealed through the church. God's glory----His church. I will address this in my next post. God bless |
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2 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82195 | ||
graceful, I'd like to offer comment on your "Authority OF BELIEVER PART 2". The Ephesians 6 passage is one of my favorite portions of scripture and a significant one at that. While you are correct to say that YOU is the implied subject of these verses, nowhere is it claimed or implied that WE are in authority. Where does that leave the sovereignty of God? We are "commanded" via the use of imperatives in Eph. 6, five times to do something. This is not an "authority" we are given, rather this is our expected action.These are: 1. To BE STRONG in the Lord and the power of His might; 2. PUT ON the whole armour of God; 3. TAKE UNTO you the whole armour of God; 4. STAND therefore, having your loins girt about with truth; 5. TAKE the helmet of salvation What I see is the initial focus on the Lord in vs. 10 to "be strong IN THE LORD and the power of HIS MIGHT!" I don't see these verses implying that WE have any authority outside of Him. To force this type of interpretation is to go beyond the intended meaning and focus of this passage! Further, the only "offensive" weapon indicated is in vs. 17 where we are commanded to TAKE the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is THE WORD OF GOD-not "authority". The Word of God is our weapon for doing battle with Satan along with prayer as indicated in vs. 18. It is not my attempt to "nit-pick" your interpretation given our obvious disagreements on this matter. Rather, it is an appeal to sound exegesis and fundamental principles of Biblical interpretation which I see sorely lacking here. This amounts to "eisegesis"- the reading into of scripture. Of this passage, Oswald Chambers has said "Paul takes the illustration of battle and applies it at once to what goes on in a saint's life; the whole meaning of taking the armour of God is for prayer. Prayer is the position the devil is struggling for; the struggle is around the position of prayer and the simplicity of prayer." May we be "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." Speaking the truth In Love, BradK |
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