Divine Authority - The use and abuse

[Ritajanice]

How then is it possible that they fulfilled the miracles without Jesus' authority to do so?

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Who fulfilled miracles?......under their own name?

 

[Lambano]

How then is it possible that they fulfilled the miracles without Jesus' authority to do so?

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Cue the Church Lady from the old Saturday Night Live skits.

 

[Lambano]

Cue the Church Lady from the old Saturday Night Live skits.

See if anyone remembers those.

 

[Ritajanice]

Who did miracles besides Jesus?
In the Old Testament, Moses did miracles to demonstrate his authority as God's spokesman (Exod. 4:1–9). Similarly, the prophetswere given words to speak from God, and in order to verify their authority God granted them the ability to perform miracles (1 Kings 17:17–24, 18:36–39, 2 Kings 1:10).

 

[Behold]

- What is the use of divine authority?

The reason that Satan became the "god of this world" is because the dominion of this world that was given to Adam, was confiscated by Satan, ... because Adam bowed the knee to Him, when Adam rebelled against God.
So, that "dominion" that was Adam's became under new ownership.

When 2nd Adam destroyed the works of the Devil through The Cross and by His Bodily Resurrection, then what we have now is.. .Jesus said.. "all power is given unto me in/on Heaven and on earth".

So, how does that translate to us?

A.) By Faith.

- What is the abuse of divine authority?

Any Theology that tries to manipulate Christianity into a carnal situation, is an "abuse" of divine authority.

Here is an example.

A Christian Pastor, who puts = too much emphasis on "the prosperity gospel".. so that it actually causes people to become Greedy trying to chase riches.

So, God is happy to prosper His own, as we are "Heir's of God" so we have access to all He has.....and that includes the bounty of many types of prosperity.........but not JUST the financial.

So, the abuse is to corrupt the prospeity blessing of God, into a "one track" situation whereby the believer now sees God as "its all about the financial gain". = "God... show me the money".

 

[amigo de christo]

@amigo de christo .....are those who marry lesbians and gays, under the authority of Jesus?

Who is leading them to perform these marriages....would you say that they are under the influence of the world?

Will they be accountable for performing these marriages in his name..

They are under the influence of all out darkness . Its an open mockery to GOD
who has well spoken on how he views sin and etc .
THEY will be held accountable . Folks better hurry and repent and actually learn the REAL JESUS CHRIST
Yes rita they are the blind who lead the blind and
have not the LOVE of GOD in them . GOD desires life , NOT death .
GOD loves and His love never leads one into rebellion and darkness against HIM .
This is a love of the world .
This is a sell out in order to keep and maintain change to suit the every changing world and its views .
THIS is a betrayal to the ONE TRUE GOD who does love and does desire life .
You shall not hate your neighbor in your heart you shall in any way correct him and not allow sin upon him .
These people have no love for humanity at all . THEIR love is of the world
and its always changing to suit the flesh of man .

 

[amigo de christo]

How then is it possible that they fulfilled the miracles without Jesus' authority to do so?

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Satan has been given power . He and his men , his co workers sure can perform miracles .
There have always been spirits at work who can perform divination
can perform miracles , AND THEY SURE AINT OF GOD .
Satan does have power . HE in a moment of time could even SHOW JESUS all the kingdoms of this world .
THEY GOT POWER friend .
And by these miracles they are indeed able to decieve many .
Just because one can perform miracles and wonders DONT MEAN THEY SERVE GOD at all .
And its high time the RCC and protestant realm FIGURED THAT OUT .
While it is true there are true miracles of GOD by CHRIST
IT IS just as true that the false prophets can also perform miracles as well .
FOLKS better watch out .
DOCTRINE DOES MATTER . TRUTH does matter . SERVING GOD does matter
yet many serve satan and beleive its GOD they serve .
I SUGGEST its high time to put a bible into the hand of every man , woman and child
and Folks start learning for themselves what many within christendom no longer teach or rightly divide , TRUTH .

 

[amigo de christo]

Who did miracles besides Jesus?
In the Old Testament, Moses did miracles to demonstrate his authority as God's spokesman (Exod. 4:1–9). Similarly, the prophetswere given words to speak from God, and in order to verify their authority God granted them the ability to perform miracles (1 Kings 17:17–24, 18:36–39, 2 Kings 1:10).

To the trenches one and all . These be the very last days on earth .
Time does draw short and the coming of the LORD draws nigh .
The sheep have a real good HOME , prepared BY THE LORD , a home they never earned but was freely given them IN CHRIST .
And i , for one , look so foward to that new home , the new heavens and the new earth
wherein FOREVER GOD SHALL BE HONORED and none will ever once contradict HIM
but wherein the saved shall simply PRAISE AND HONOR HE WHO SAVED US .
HOME sounds so nice to this sheep . But till that day and until that hour
WE must press on , for times shall only worsen
but THE LORD SHALL BE OUR GUIDE and be with us even unto death . FORWARD , AND MARCH right into the trenches
fearing not man or what he can do but letting rather the LIGHT OF CHRIST SHINE for all to see