TRUTH
SEARCHER'S BIBLE STUDY
I.
AUTHORITY IN RELIGION
A. Definition of AUTHORITY: "Legal or rightful
power, dominion, a right to command." (Webster)
1. W. E. Vine's, "An Expository Dictionary of New
Testament Words", under 'Authority': EXOUSIA denotes authority (from the
impersonal verb exesti, "it is lawful")...the power of authority, the
right to exercise power...the power of rule or government, the power of one
whose will and commands must be obeyed by others.
2. We all understand that there must be authority in all
realms of life:
Ø The community
Ø The schools
Ø
The home
a.
Think of the confusion that would take place if we had no standards of
authority in areas such as:
Ø Quality in food and drugs
Ø Monetary value
Ø Weights and measures
Ø Time
Ø
Traffic movement
