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Authority - new book by John Fergusson
Authority is part of every relationship, yet so often mistreated or misunderstood. And when did you last hear a sermon on it?
Most of us are used to the world’s idea of authority - control, discipline, and being told to do what we don’t want to do! God invented authority to be totally different. His idea is that authority is freedom - freedom to act, rights, and responsibilities!
We are attaching a preview chapter - on False Authority! There is a short introduction below in HTML, but the whole chapter is on pdf. Just click on the link on the right hand side.
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CHAPTER 5 FALSE AUTHORITY
“Wisdom and truth, the offspring of the sky, are immortal; while cunning and deception, the meteors of the earth, after glittering for a moment, must pass away.”
"The jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as in Samson's time."
If you have followed this far (I am impressed!) you may have noticed that I have studiously avoided answering a blindingly obvious question – if authority is from God, for the authorities that exist have been established by God, where does satan get his authority from?
If it is from God, and three times Jesus describes satan as ‘the prince of this world’, then doesn’t that imply that his authority is also good?
This is critical if we are to coax from hiding the further questions that are peering from behind the skirts of this one. In his letter to the Romans, Paul goes on from the Scripture above to warn us, Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. Are we supposed to submit to the Hitlers and Stalins too? Always? And if not always, at what point does rebellion become ‘godly resistance’? And if so, what does that resistance look like in practice?
Studying false authority in Scripture will give us some clues, and reveal another key principle in understanding how authority works. We will attempt to tackle the others in later chapters, when we look at the application of correct authority in society and government.
For the whole chapter, download the pdf file
You will discover:
◊ Why God designed authority
◊ How it should work
◊ The key principles and how to use them
◊ The astonishing authority God gave to mankind and has restored to the church
Reinhard Bonnke: “First class and thorough, throws light on many dim areas and strengthens our position in Christ. It is a must-read for all those who want more from God.”
Paul de Jong: “I have never read anything that gives such full insight to ever aspect of what authority is and how it works.”
Alan Vincent: “The teaching of the respective roles of men and women in society and in marriage is a masterpiece.”
US Edition now on Amazon
Due to the high cost of shipping from NZ, we have now made Authority available on Amazon.com in a US edition, complete with US spelling and formatting!
If you live in US, it will be much easier for you to purchase your copy direct.
And if you buy this together with Flies in a Window, you get free shipping!
The cover is different, but the text is the same!
