Under Authority In this lesson from Lk 7:1-10 we are going to study three different aspects of this passage.  First, we’re going to look at the facts of the story, second, we’re going to study “authority”, and, third, we are going to reconcile this passage with Matt 8:5-13. The Facts...

While Jesus was in Capernaum, Lk 4:31, Jesus taught, preached, cast out devils, healed diseases, and prayed.  The people marveled at his authority and power, Lk 4:36. They said, “What a word is this! For with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out”. Jesus taught...

The Lord Is Not Among You Num-14:42 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, the spies have returned from Canaan and 10 of the 12 of them talked the people out of following the Lord into Canaan.  After the people refused to go, the Lord pronounced that all of the men...

Authority Heb. 13:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of Under Authority According to Heb 13:17 we are to obey them that have the rule over us, that they may do it with joy and not with grief.  It is a grief to have an unruly child, for instance.  We are under authority in...

Fulfilled Prophecy Is 48:3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Two of the distinguishing characteristics of the Bible are prophecy and fulfilled prophecy.  Is 48:3 is a profound passage wherein God declares the former things and then brings them to pass.  See also Is 46:9-10, Is 42:8-9.  Only the God of the...

In Mk 1:22 Jesus has authority both as God manifest in the flesh and as man.  His words have authority.  Authority is legal power.  A right to command or to act.  Power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior.  Jesus had the power of authority. We live in a...

Honour 1 Tim. 1:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Bible, we are to honour certain people in our lives.  This lesson is about whom we are to honour.  To honour someone means to show high regard or appreciation for: to pay tribute to (Webster’s Third New International Dictionary).  We are...

Faith and Authority (Luke 7:1-10) In this lesson we will look at the connection between faith and authority. The passage that we will use is the healing of the centurion’s servant. Right after the sermon on the mount Jesus enters into Capernaum. There was a Roman centurion whose servant was...

Dual Authority Jn. 12:48 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What is Dual Authority?  It is having two separate authorities upon which to base a belief.  You see, concerning God’s words, Jesus never left any doubt about the question of authority.  He affirmed that God’s words were the absolute and final authority for...

The centurion in Matt 8 was a man under authority.  Though, he had 100 soldiers under him, he spoke, not of his authority over them, but of himself under the authority of his superior officer.  The Lord blessed this man’s faith and healed his servant. In our lives we have...