The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-02-26


In the State and
In the Nation; and, this being true,
Most certainly in the Church
IHE INFLUENCE OF AUTHORITY
The word authority to fill some people with
dread but this of course has about through the abuse
OF authority which has been exercised for time by un-
scrupuous and evil-desgnng men.
Authority properly used is blessing; but authority
abusedke all other legitimate things when abused be-
comes curse
However, this afternoon desire to talk to you not
much about the authority the home the state in the
nat1on-ahough shall refer to that incidentally; but
desire to speak regarding authority in the Church, and
make this statement without any fear of successful contra
dction that:
The Church of Jesus the Christ according to the Bible
starts out with the fundamental principle Divine Author
Iity
And will add to that statement further that
without Divine Authority the Church cannot exist.
And still further statement: that where there is no
authority you simply have anarchy lawessness and nev
table destruction
THE CHURCH's FOUNDATION
Jesus the Christ we are told in Gods Word is the Chief
Cornerstone of the Church, that the apostles and the proph
ets upon the Chief Cornerstone, the foundation
stones; that all saved and stones in this
spiritual house, temple which being erected and which,
at last is denomnated the New Jerusalem the Holy City,
the Bride of Christ
Jesus the Christ the Chief Cornerstone the apostles
and prophets the foundation Stones all Christians built
into this spiritual houseas Peter expresses in of
his epistle UNTIL finally there complete spiritual temple
THE SOURCE OF AUTHORITY
that the Church of Jesus the Christ begins with
Divine Authority Christ Himself said-and He the Chief
Cornerstone He the Head the Captain of
vaton-"An authority in heaven and in earth hath been
given unto Me-"
If you will read Hebrews IS and First Peter s:22 you
will find that the angels in Heaven under the author
y of Christ that is the plain statement of Gods Word
We told that God commanded the angels to worship the
Christ; hence He (Christ could say, He did say "A
authority hath been given unto Me heaven and in EARTH
Now the way is prepared to issue command The
Lord the Christ would sad Go We
fore" if He could not have said 81 have the authority
No person has any right to issue command drec-
ton unless that person has the proper authority The
President of the United States is the Chief
of the United States Army it is he who has the right to
call out the soldiers when threatened but he given
that authority, and without the proper authority his
mand would not amount to anything.
The Lord Jesus the Christ, before He gave the
mission, eco therefore, and teach all nations baptzng
them in the Name of the Father and of the Son. and of the
Holy Ghost teaching them to observe all things whatsoever
have commanded you and, 10, with you Away,
unto the end of the age made the bold statement that He
had a authority in heaven and in EARTH and then He
said go We, therefore,"
Now the word therefore, is word that looks back;
all understand that whether have studied logic
whether we have not; the simplest is
ogcan by nature and while they would not know in
what syogism is, yet they could construct
although they could not analyze it.
Now the basis of the word therefore" in this
ton is the authority of the Lord Jesus the Christ Jesus
d-"Al authority is given unto Me in Heaven and in
EARTH
eco We therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
bapzng them in the of the Father and of the Son.
and of the Holy Ghost.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever have
commanded you and TO- with you Away unto the
end of the age"
GOD FATHER SENT CHRIST AND THE CHRIST SENT THE
APOSTLES
The Lord Jesus the Christ empowered with Divine
Authority and the Apostles sent out by Him Who had
all authority in heaven and in earth"
GOD INSTITUTED MARRIAGE AND THE HOME