Glossary
Authority
God has all authority - he has the right to rule over all things. Though some might rebel against God's authority - and the Fall of mankind was caused by rebellion against God's authority - there is nothing that can withstand his will. Jesus has been given all authority. God's Word carries complete authority so that anything which contradicts it is in error. God also delegates his authority to men, through his appointing and anointing. This principle of delegated authority is to operate in the family and in the church, and we are also to subject ourselves to the political authorities within society with the proviso that they are not commanding us to do anything which would be contary to God's will. All communities function best and enjoy true freedom, blessing and unity when they are rightly related to God's ordained authority.
(Refer also to Rule in the glossary).