The Authority of Jesus

But Jesus, he had no need for hocus pocus or pageantry. He just be quiet. Literally, I know we're not supposed to use shut up. Literally, he said, the the the actual Greek means to be muzzled. Do not speak anymore. And then he said, come out of him, and we're not gonna play around. Just get out. The demons threw the man down. They are still fighting to to stay in control. Demons don't like to obey Jesus. [00:48:54] (55 seconds)  #DemonsDontObeyJesus

Jesus' authority has been established by his word. Jesus' authority has been established by his power. The bible tells us that in his authority, he has the authority to teach, to exercise, to heal, to forgive, to judge, to give life, and to empower. All authority, all power has been given to Jesus in heaven and on earth. All authority is his. And therefore, those of us that live in him and he lives in us, we can claim that authority also. [00:53:45] (45 seconds)  #AllAuthorityInJesus

Demons don't like to obey Jesus. But you know what? Did I mention they're not that smart? They didn't have a choice. Unfortunately, we as people aren't much different. In our own selfishness, we don't like Jesus telling us what to do. We think we know better than he does. But in the end, Paul records that the name of Jesus, every knee will bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is lord to the glory of god the father. [00:49:44] (41 seconds)  #EveryKneeWillBow

Now the the scribes or the Jewish teachers, they they had a problem. They were in bondage to quotation marks. They they repeatedly quoted their teacher, who quoted their teacher, who quoted their teacher, and so on and so on. And so their teaching was a chain of references. They would just say, so and so said. So and so said. So and so said. So it was be had become secondhand theology. It had become very legalistic. It had become joyless. It had become weightless. In a modern way of saying it, they were boring. [00:37:08] (57 seconds)  #SecondhandTheology