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TL_80_The use and abuse of authority
Posted on October 30, 2010 | No CommentsA. THREE LEVELS OF AUTHORITY RESERVED FOR GOD ALONE 1. Sovereign – Imperial Authority The highest authority is SOVEREIGN or IMPERIAL AUTHORITY. This level is never questioned or challenged. It is absolute, infallible, and authority of the highest magnitude. This authority belongs exclusively to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Some denominations arrogate to ecclesiastical offices this high honor reserved in the Scripture FOR GOD ALONE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BIBLICAL BASIS FOR CHURCH LEADERS (or any human being) TO EXPERIENCE SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY. The Bible warns in no... -
TL_79_The use and abuse of authority
Posted on October 23, 2010 | No CommentsChapter I – Abuse Of Authority Introduction A well-known church leader was quoted as expressing this dangerous view-point: “When a ‘delegated authority’ or ‘spiritual authority’ provides counsel to those under him, he speaks with God’s authority. Whenever God’s delegated authority touches our lives. He requires us to acknowledge and submit to it. JUST AS WE WOULD TO HIM IN PERSON.” Another church leader expressed an imbalanced position when he said, “You’ll be taught by the Spirit what is involved in Apostleship-or you’ll be left in Babylon. There’s no halfway... -
TL_78_Reject Covetousness & Idolatry
Posted on October 16, 2010 | No CommentsE. CONCLUSION Covetousness is idolatry because when we are ruled by greed, we serve our own personal interests first, thus obeying the dictates of our flesh rather than the leadings of the Lord God. Covetousness is a subtle way of putting something before God in our lives. We put our own interests before His and those of others, and unwittingly become servants of Mammon. We must face it squarely: We are covetous to the degree we let the love of money rule us. Love of money is the root... -
TL_77_Reject Covetousness & Idolatry
Posted on October 9, 2010 | No CommentsD. GIVING: A SOURCE OF GOD’S BLESSING 4 of 4 4. God Loves To Bless Us Jesus said if we seek His Kingdom first, He will add all the things. He may test for a while, but He will bless those that put Him and His Kingdom first in their lives. God wills that we prosper in every dimension of our lives (3 Jn 2). However, we often prevent this prosperity from happening in our finances because we violate basic principles in handling our money. One of the reasons... -
TL_76_Reject Covetousness & Idolatry
Posted on October 2, 2010 | No CommentsD. GIVING: A SOURCE OF GOD’S BLESSING 3 of 4 3. Kingdom Principles Our attitude toward money is all-important. If we are faithful to learn and observe some basic principles of Kingdom economics, we will begin to see our money problems disappear. a. All Money Is God’s. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof?” (Ps 24:1;50:12) “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine says the Lord” (Hag 2:8). Even the money that the sinners have ultimately belongs to God and will one day be turned... -
TL_75_Reject Covetousness & Idolatry
Posted on September 25, 2010 | No CommentsD. GIVING: A SOURCE OF GOD’S BLESSING 2 of 4 2. The Measure Of Our Giving The greatest giver in the Bible was a little widow who only had two mites (about one penny) – and she gave it, Jesus said, “.. this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them combined” (Luke 21:3). God measures our giving by what we have left, not what we put in the offering. I have seen many church leaders who want their members to give to support them and... -
TL_74_Reject Covetousness & Idolatry
Posted on September 18, 2010 | No CommentsD. GIVING: A SOURCE OF GOD’S BLESSING 1 of 4 Giving is a matter of faith, not a matter of what we have. As an example, here is a spiritual principle you will disagree with unless you have faith. After you have given one dollar in tithe out of your ten dollar income, the nine dollars left – with God’s blessing on it – will go farther toward meeting your needs than the ten dollars without God’s blessing. (Go back and read it once more). No mathematics teacher in...