It is a neglected study. It is an excuse for tyranny. True authority as God ordained it, is scarcely to be found. The Divine Order of authority is clear in scripture. Authority is going to outlast us all and in the end, weigh us in its balance.
Authority is the supreme test of faith and the fountain of faith as well.
Human authority is the shadow of the Father. He is the unseen presence behind earth's rulers and hides His issues within its order. He knows us entirely and the ancestral iniquity in our bones. He places us in the boiling crucible of authority where our flaws will rise to the surface and cry for release. And the test is whether we will let life's rulers kill our rot by fire . . . or flee the flames and keep the disease.