Authority and Submision

Too much time is spent worrying about authority over people. Christians get into endless discussion about who has authority and who must submit. Leaders always want authority. Elders and pastors want authority over Christians. Political leaders want authority over everyone.

We are focussing on the wrong issue. Christians should be giving more attention to authority over the forces of darkness. They were defeated by the cross Christians should be taking authority over them and putting them in their place.

We also need to get submission right. Submission is not an issue of control. We do not submit to elders, so they can control our lives. We submit to them to give them the right to stand against evil with us. The members of a Christian community submit to each other, so they can shut evil out of their community.