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The Believer's Authority - Titus 2:15
Scripture Passage:
Titus 2:15 See All...
INTRODUCTION
The world often accuses believers of being arrogant or narrow-minded because of the believer’s certainty concerning the things he believes. Though there are certainly times when believers do behave themselves in an arrogant manner, the godly believer is certain of his beliefs, because he is certain of his authority. According to Titus 2:15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
See All..., the believer can "speak, and exhort, and rebuke" the truths found within the Bible with all authority. Why? Because the Bible is the word of the God that has all authority. It is not therefore arrogance which causes a believer to be unwilling to waver on what he believes, but faith in the written words of his God.
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS
- (For smaller children) Jesus used scripture to teach (Luke 4:16-21 [16] And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
[17] And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
[18] The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
[19] To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
[20] And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
[21] And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
See All...; Luke 24:25-27 [25] Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: [26] Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? [27] And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
See All...) and to silence His enemies (Matthew 4:1-11 [1] Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. [2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. [3] And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. [4] But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. [5] Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, [6] And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. [7] Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. [8] Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; [9] And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. [10] Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. [11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
See All...; Matthew 21:15-16 [15] And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased, [16] And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
See All...). We need to know what we believe (Acts 17:11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
See All...) and use the word (Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
See All...; Acts 18:28For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
See All...; Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
See All...). - Is your authority tradition, or the doctrines and teachings of men, or emotions? How have you been influenced by these things?
- What is the end of an individual who has the wrong authority? How can that danger be avoided by simply putting faith in the written word of God?
PRAYER NEEDS
- Ask the Lord to help you check your authority.
- Thank God for giving us His word.
HYMN
My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
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Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.