Authority Issues
True or false Your boss is an idiot.
True or False You have to fight for your right to party.
True or False The man is keeping you down.
Authority. Just hearing the word leads to cringing, rolling eyes and some choice words (under your breath, of course). After all, the idea of submitting to anyone other than yourself can seem ridiculous. What if they don’t have your best interest at heart? What if their way of doing things is different than your own? And even when you’re certain someone does have your best interests at heart – that doesn’t guarantee those interests are what you actually want.
But, maybe our idea of “authority” needs a little redefining…a little redeeming.
Rightly understood, it’s not some unfair, cosmic power struggle between the human and the divine. It’s not some celestial game of chess in which we play a pawn. It’s something deeper, more mysterious, and even beautiful. “Biblical authority” is designed to protect us, to guide us, to bring to completion the good works that God has started – within us, our family, our friends.
In this 3-week series we explore why we have authority issues and why authority is such a crucial issue in our lives.
