Spiritual Authority By Watchman Nee
THE THRONE OF GOD ESTABLISHED UPON AUTHORITY An excerpt by Dr. Watchman Nee God’s works issue from God’s throne; God’s throne is established upon authority. All things have been created by the authority of God, and all laws on earth are held together through authority. Hence, the Bible says that God upholds all things by the word, which is of His authority (Heb. 1:3). It does not say that God upholds all things by His power. God’s authority represents God Himself; God’s power only represents God’s works. It is easy to be forgiven of sin against God’s power, but it is not that easy to be forgiven of sin against God’s authority, because sinning against God’s authority is sinning against God Himself. In the whole universe only God is authority. All other authorities are appointed by God. Nothing is greater than authority in the universe; nothing can surpass it. For this reason, if we want to serve God, we must know God’s authority. What is Spiritual Authority?
God places leaders in positions of authority. In other words, the leaders are appointed by God to give account for the souls of man. Our leaders are suppose to be on the same level where God is concerned ( no they are not God) but given the authority to carry out what God tells them to do.
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