Given to man, by God, for a purpose: Gen. 1:26-29.
- Abdicated by man, with a result of enslavement, subjection to sin, death, and Satan: Rom. 5-6, Heb. 2:14-16.
- The cases of sin in Jacob’s four eldest sons: Gen. 34:24-31, 35:22, 38:1-26, 49:1-12. (Note that specific sins of Jacob’s sons are mentioned only in connection with the first four, and the account of Judah’s sin, not a sin against his father, does not disqualify his blessing)
- Sought by Satan that he might exceed God: Gen. 3, Isa. 14, Luke 4:5-7, Rev. 12-13.
- Obedience versus rebellion, submission to authority or rejection of it: I Samuel 15:22-24, Num. 14:1-9, Joshua 22, Deut. 21:18-21.
- Craving power/authority in itself is an error of pride: 1 Timothy 3:6, 1 Pet. 5:3, Luke 10:19-20.
- Reclaimed by Jesus, son of God, son of Man, the new Adam (man): Heb. 2:5-16, 1 Cor. 15:42-58.
- The crucial question of Jesus’ ministry: Matt. 7:29, 8:9, 21:23-32, Mark 13:34, John 5:27. (And of John’s, John 1:19-28, Matt. 3:11-12, Matt. 21:24-27; and of the apostles’ among the Jews, Acts 4:7, 5:28-29)
- Set in order through the revelation of the church: Eph. 3:10-11, 1 Tim. 3:14-15.
- All human beings have authority of some kind: Gen. 1:26, Gen. 3:16, 1 Pet. 3:1-7, Eph. 6:1-9.
- All Christians have and will have spiritual authority: 1 Cor. 6:1-4, Gal. 4:1-7, 1 Thess. 5:14-15, Rev. 2:26-28.
- All human beings are subject to some authority: see scriptures under 5A, Rom. 13:1, Tit. 3:1, Eph. 5:24, 1 Pet. 5:5, Heb. 13:17.
- Given by Jesus (God) in proportion to responsibility: Luke 9:1-2, Acts 1:6-9, 1 Cor. 12:27-31.
- Within the church each responsibility carries with it the necessary authority for achievement: 1 Tim. 5:17-22, Acts 6:1-6, Titus 1:9, 2:1-10, 2:15, Heb. 13:20-21.
- Specific roles carry specific authority, and specific limitations: 1 Pet. 5:1-4, 1 Tim. 2:12, 1 Tim. 5:14, Tit. 2:15.
