Recent headlines caused us to look at the Biblical principle of authority. In Pt 1 we identified the distinction between Authority and Power. We defined Authority as the legal right delegated to a person or organization to exercise protection and care for a defined group of people. The entity in authority is given enough power to carry out their role of protection. And most notably ALL authority is delegated from God the Father. "For there…

Last time we noted the difference between Authority and Power. I defined authority as the legal right delegated to a given person or organization to exercise protection and care over a defined group of people. The entity in authority is given enough power to carry out their role of protection. All authority is delegated, and ultimately comes from God the Father. Stated another way, all authority comes from God, and can be viewed as God's…

Recent tragic events have led some to call for the reduction or abolishment of their local police. They have called into question the role of one of our most basic organizations, those responsible to maintain law and order. As with all cultural issues, there are Biblical life principles that must be acknowledged in order to arrive at wise conclusions. To begin, there is a crazy important distinction between authority and power. Power is easy to…