Heaven or Man?

Matthew 21.23-27

Heavenor

Man?

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”“denotes the absolute

possibility of action that is proper to God alone as the source of all

power and legality.”(Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, p. 239)

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”“denotes the absolute

possibility of action that is proper to God alone as the source of all

power and legality.”(Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, p. 239)

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”“denotes the absolute

possibility of action that is proper to God alone as the source of all

power and legality.”(Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, p. 239)

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”

“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this

authority?”

John’s Baptism

Heaven Man

John’s Baptism

Heaven Man

John’s Baptism

Heaven Man

“Why did you not believe him?”

John’s Baptism

Heaven Man

“Why did you not believe him?”

John’s Baptism

Heaven Man

“Why did you not believe him?”

Afraid of the crowd

John’s Baptism

Heaven Man

“Why did you not believe him?”

Afraid of the crowd

John’s Baptism

“We donot know.”

Heaven Man

Jesus’Work & Teaching

“I do not speak on my own authority.”

John 14.10

Jesus’Authority

Heaven Man

Jesus’Work & Teaching

“He was teaching them as one who had authority”

Matthew 7.29

Heaven Man

Jesus’Work & Teaching

“That you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to

forgive sins”Mark 2.10-11

Heaven Man

Jesus’Work & Teaching

“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and

they come out!’”Luke 4.36

Heaven Man

Jesus’Work & Teaching

“And He has given Him authority to execute judgment”

John 5.27

Heaven Man

Jesus’Work & Teaching

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

Matthew 28.18

What is YourSource ofAuthority?

Yourself?Jeremiah 10.23Proverbs 14.12

Others? Colossians 2.20-22

Matthew 15.8-9

The Word!John 8.31-32John 17.17

1 Thessalonians 2.13

We need authority from Heaven!

Worship

Church

We need authority from Heaven!

Morality

We need authority from Heaven!

Salvation

We need authority from Heaven!

Salvation

“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which

we must be saved.”Acts 4.12

We need authority from Heaven!

Salvation

“’Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you

and your household.’”Acts 16.30-31

We need authority from Heaven!

Salvation

“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

Mark 16.16

We need authority from Heaven!

What is YourSource ofAuthority?

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Understanding Authority

#01

Heaven or Man?Matthew 21.23-27

Compiled and Presented by:

Dave Stewart21 February, 2010

Hatch, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: The priests and elders asked Jesus about the authority for his actions, and Jesus replied by questioning them about the authority for John’s baptism indicating that there are only two sources of authority: heaven or man. This is vital in understanding that we too must have authority from heaven for all that we do if we wish to be pleasing to God.

“Let all that you do be done with love.”

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