A U T H O R I T Y ( 26 RELATED PHRASES ) |
The word 'authority' appears 4,151 times in the writings of Ellen G. White See page on original website
+++ Arbitrary authority ( 42 ) > exercise arbitrary authority ( )
++ Authority given ( 6 ) > authority given to ( )
++ given authority ( 7 ) > God-given authority ( 4 )
++ Civil authority ( 24 ) > civil authorities ( 30 ) ( also aid of the civil power )
+ Divine authority ( )
++ Exercise authority ( 39 ) > Desire to exercise authority ( 2 ) Key
+ grasped authority ( they do not have ) see favorites below
+++ Highest authority ( 79 ) > highest authority on earth ( )
++ Human authority ( )
++ Invested with authority ( 21 ) > invested with no such authority ( 4 )
+++ Kingly authority ( 50 ) > Christ's kingly authority ( ) [ see kingly power ]
++ Parental authority ( 68 )
++ Pastoral authority ( 8 )
++ True authority ( 3 ) > real authority ( )
+ Subject to the authority of God ( ) > Subjects of his authority ( )
++ Who gave you this authority ( 4 )
+ without authority ( )
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+++ Authority of God ( 135 ) > contempt for authority of God
++ Authority of the church ( 42 )
++ Authority of the Law ( 17 ) > Disregard of the law ( )
++ Authority of the state ( 4 )
++ Authority of the truth ( 7 )
++ Authority of the Word of God ( 8 ) > authority of the Bible ( 4 )
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+ authority to dictate ( )
“The head of every man is Christ.” God, who put all things under the Saviour’s feet, “gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that filleth all in all.” 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:22, 23. The church is built upon Christ as its foundation; it is to obey Christ as its head. It is not to depend upon man, or be controlled by man. Many claim that a position of trust in the church gives them authority to dictate what other men shall believe and what they shall do. This claim God does not sanction. The Saviour declares, “All ye are brethren.” All are exposed to temptation, and are liable to error. Upon no finite being can we depend for guidance. The Rock of faith is the living presence of Christ in the church. Upon this the weakest may depend, and those who think themselves the strongest will prove to be the weakest, unless they make Christ their efficiency. “Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm.” The Lord “is the Rock, His work is perfect.” “Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.” Jeremiah 17:5; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 2:12. { DA 414.3} Read entire Chapter 45 |
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It is a daily working agency that is to be brought into exercise, a faith that works by love, and purifies the soul of the educator. Is the revealed will of God placed as your highest authority? If Christ is formed within, the hope of glory, then the truth of God will so act upon your natural temperament, that its transforming agency will be revealed in a changed character, and you will not by your influence through the revealings of an unsanctified heart and temper, turn the truth of God into a lie before any of your pupils; nor in your presentation of a selfish, impatient un-Christlike temper in dealing with any human mind, reveal that the grace of Christ is not sufficient for you at all times and in all places. Thus you will show that the authority of God over you is not merely in name but in reality and truth. There must be a separation from all that is objectionable or un-Christlike, however difficult it may be to the true believer. { CE 148.1 } |
These are not the words of Sister White, but the words of the Lord, and His messenger has given them to me to give to you. God calls upon you to no longer work at cross purposes with Him. Much instruction was given in regard to men claiming to be Christian when they are revealing the attributes of Satan, counteracting in spirit, word, and action the advancement of truth, and are surely following the path where Satan is leading them. In their hardness of heart they have grasped authority which in no way belongs to them, and which they should not exercise. Saith the great Teacher, "I will overturn, overturn, overturn." Men say in Battle Creek, "The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are we"' but they are using common fire. Their hearts are not softened and subdued by the grace of God. {13MR 222.2} |
In the case of Moses, the Lord shows that he will defend all who are standing in his strength in defense of the right. Those who would smite his faithful ones, smite the hand of God spread over them as a buckler, — they wound that hand which bears the sword of justice. But when the one thus divinely guarded ceases to rely upon God for help, and begins to exercise authority which the Lord has not given him, that moment his defense is gone. The more criminal and unreasonable the opposition which God’s servant has to meet, the more earnestly should he seek to hide self in Christ. As long as he does this, he will be safe. { ST October 7, 1880, par. 8 } |
So enraged were the Jews at these words that they decided to take the law into their own hands and without further trial, or without authority from the Roman officers, to put the prisoners to death. Already guilty of the blood of Christ, they were now eager to stain their hands with the blood of His disciples. {AA 82.2} Read entire Chapter 8 |
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