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NASB | Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:18 Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. |
Subject: Does Matt 28: 18 infer to do what Europe |
Bible Note: Jesusman- You make some excellent points friend; but I'm afraid you draw conclusions far from the biblical context. Certainly a person (to include a military soldier) can behave in a way that is outside the scope of his/her authority (to include legal authority). That's not at all a problem when discussing authority. If we act in any way contrary to or in addition/beyond the authority given us, like I said before, it becomes our own authority that we act on. In that case, we only have our own power by which to carry out our action. No offense is intended, but your argument is not logical. Perhapse another illustration. I was once a police officer. When I arrested a citizen and took him/her into custody (sometimes by force) I did not do that on my own authority. I did that by the authority of the established law as that authority was imparted to me through the governor of the land. If I were to act on my own authority, in anway outside of the system of law and parameters of my given authority I would be wrong. This fact has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I was given authority by the states governor, city mayor, police chief. Make sense now? So certainly, I had authority- yes indeed. In the context of this thread, the question has not been posed as to whether some might act outside of the authority given them. History shows us that some do, even in the name of God. Not at all the theme or question of this thread. I might suggest to you also that logic and common sense be applied to the whole issue of "going...teaching.. baptizing... etc. etc." Without the AUTHORITY to do so, the power has no substance. The milkman might go... he might teach... and he might even baptize... But if he's not a man of God acting within the AUTHORITY that Christ has given, none of his activities will produce fruit. Power without authority is nothing more than a dangerous reality. Like a young teen who drives a large truck. He has the power, but has not been granted the authority. I hope I'm not on the same roadway. Perhapse this will be helpful. "Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them AUTHORITY over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness" Matthew 10:1 NASB(emphasis added). "And He called the twelve together, and gave them POWER and AUTHORITY over all demons and to heal diseases. Luke 9:1 NASB (emphasis added). "And He appointed twelve , so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, and to have AUTHORITY to cast out demons." Mark 3:14-15 NASB(emphasis added) My hope is that this emphasizes the importance of always considering the text within both immediate and wider context of other Scripture. We should never rest our conclusion on a generic and brief lookup of a word or two in the original language. This happens all too often on the forum. With today's point and click technology I'm afraid it's often tempting to attempt the short road to the answer. So when we look up one or two words in a passage, we do well; but we do better to consider all else that is written on the topic. I trust that this has been helpful, God bless, Jeff |