PART 1. Authority {the right to govern, act, enforce laws} 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven

PART 1

Authority {the right to govern, act, enforce laws}

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

Matthew 28:18-20

Authority – TWO SOURCES(Matt. 21:23-27)

“By what authority are You

doing these things? And who

gave You this authority?”

(21:23)

answer

“The baptism of John––where was it from? From

heaven or from men?” (21:23)

QUESTION

MEN

HEAVEN




MEN

HEAVEN

“If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’” (21:25)




MEN

HEAVEN

“But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet” (21:26)




MEN

HEAVEN

“So they answered Jesus and said, "We do not know” (21:27)

?

?




MEN

HEAVEN“And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him” (Lk. 7:29, 30)

John 1:29-34

• Genesis 3:1-6– God’s word. . .eat of all

trees except one—don’t eat it or die (Gen. 2:17)

– Satan questions God’s word

– Satan inserts “not”– Eve believes the LIE– Adam fellowships the

LIE– God’s word remained

unchanged

AUTHORITY TO EAT

KNOWLEDGE TREE

(NO AUTHORITY)

TREEOF LIFE

ORANGETREE

PEACHTREE

APPLETREE

WALNUTTREE

LEMONTREE

• Genesis 3:1-6• Genesis 4:1-7

– Cain brought an offering (fruit of ground)—did not respect Cain or his offering

– Abel brought an offering (firstborn of flock)-respected Abel and his sacrifice

– Not all worship is acceptable

– must be in “truth and spirit”– must be done in “faith”

(authority of God)

Hebrews 11:4

• “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.”– “by faith” – more excellent sacrifice (Gen. 4:4)– obtained witness that he was righteous– God testified of his gifts– Abel died, he was still in God’s presence as righteous

and serves as an example of saving faith for subsequent generations

Notable Quote• “Now faith must have some revelation of God on which it

fastens. The revelation in this case was doubtless God’s command to sacrifice animals ("the firstlings of the flock") in token of the forfeiture of men’s life by sin, and as a type of the promised bruiser of the serpent’s head, {#Ge 3:15} the one coming sacrifice: this command is implied in God’s having made coats of skin for Adam and Eve: {#Ge 3:21} for these skins must have been taken from animals slain in sacrifice: inasmuch as it was not for food they were slain, animal food not being permitted till after the flood. . . a coat of skin put on Adam from a sacrificed animal typified the covering or atonement (the Hebrew for atone means to cover) resulting from Christ’s sacrifice” (Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary)

• Genesis 3:1-6

• Genesis 4:1-7

• Genesis 6:1-7– polygamous,

breakdown of family, society, etc.

– ensuing violence– world judged by water

and the Word

• Genesis 3:1-6

• Genesis 4:1-7

• Genesis 6:1-7

• Genesis 11:1-9– original command: “So

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth’” (Gen. 9:1)

– blatant rebellion (11:4)

• Genesis 3:1-6

• Genesis 4:1-7

• Genesis 6:1-7

• Genesis 11:1-9

• Leviticus 10:1-3

• Numbers 12:1-16

• Numbers 16:1-3

• 1 Samuel 15:13-15

• 2 Samuel 6:1-7

• etc.

Example of the “Gimmick Filled Gospel”

Respect the right WAY

• “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!” (Ps. 119:1)

• “Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end” (Ps. 119:33)

• Reject the “way of Cain” (Jude v. 11)– Do God’s work, God’s way!

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PART 1. Authority {the right to govern, act, enforce laws} 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven