The Waning Authority of Christ in the Churches

The Waning Authority of Christ in the Churches
Author: Aiden Wilson Tozer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 15
Release: 1995-05-01
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9780875096117

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Points out the luck of recognition and authority often afforded Christ and His Church.

The Waning Authority of Christ in the Churches

The Waning Authority of Christ in the Churches
Author: A Tozer
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781519288899

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This book has been described by James L. Snyder as Tozer's valedictory. It was his last message ever given to God's people. Written shortly before his death in 1963, it was published two days after his death. It is a challenging message to all who want to walk with Christ. "HERE IS THE BURDEN of my heart; and while I claim for myself no special inspiration I yet feel that this is also the burden of the Spirit. If I know my own heart it is love alone that moves me to write this. What I write here is not the sour ferment of a mind agitated by contentions with my fellow Christians. There have been no such contentions. I have not been abused, mistreated or attacked by anyone. Nor have these observations grown out of any unpleasant experiences that I have had in my association with others. My relations with my own church as well as with Christians of other denominations have been friendly, courteous and pleasant. My grief is simply the result of a condition which I believe to be almost universally prevalent among the churches."

The Waning Authority of Christ in the Churches

The Waning Authority of Christ in the Churches
Author: A. W. Tozer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2017-09-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781549814792

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This book has been described by James L. Snyder as Tozer's valedictory. It was his last message ever given to God's people. Written shortly before his death in 1963, it was published two days after his death. It is a challenging message to all who want to walk with Christ."HERE IS THE BURDEN of my heart; and while I claim for myself no special inspiration I yet feel that this is also the burden of the Spirit.If I know my own heart it is love alone that moves me to write this. What I write here is not the sour ferment of a mind agitated by contentions with my fellow Christians. There have been no such contentions. I have not been abused, mistreated or attacked by anyone. Nor have these observations grown out of any unpleasant experiences that I have had in my association with others. My relations with my own church as well as with Christians of other denominations have been friendly, courteous and pleasant. My grief is simply the result of a condition which I believe to be almost universally prevalent among the churches."

Authority in God's Church

Authority in God's Church
Author: Vernon Sparks
Publisher: Digital Inspiration
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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This is a discussion of the overall chain of command or authority in a Christian church. It discuses the relationship between God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Prophecy, human leaders, and the believer. It discuses the problems that arise when the proper chain is not maintained, and the consequences of such disruptions. Chapter Titles: Preface Introduction Christ’s Representative on Earth The Need for Organization Leadership’s Relation to Authority How Leaders Are to Do Their Work Unity In the Church Working Against the Church Church Discipline Conflict God on the Throne—He Guides God’s Direct Guidance Will Increase Independence From Authority Counsel Together Obedience to God’s Authority The Results of Obedience to God’s Authority Usurpation of God’s Authority The Results of Usurping God’s Authority God’s Reproof of His Church The Response to Reproof Examples of Relationship to Authority Appendix A Appendix B

Authority in the Church

Authority in the Church
Author: John L. McKenzie
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725223287

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The question of authority has always been a lively issue within the Roman Catholic Church. While some have warned against the danger of "democratizing" the Church, others have warned against applying too narrowly the "monarchical" model which has been dominant in past centuries. Father McKenzie's thesis is that these political paradigms simply do not apply to the Church. The Christian community, he points out, is a unique society, and hence its understanding and use of authority must also be unique. McKenzie shows how Christian authority is unique by illuminating the understanding of authority that Jesus gave to the "society" which He founded. After a brilliant exposition of authority in the New Testament, the author traces how the Church has lost sight of these unique aspects, with a consequent erosion of both Christian authority and Christian freedom.

The Company of the Preachers

The Company of the Preachers
Author:
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 496
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780825494345

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By what Authority?

By what Authority?
Author: Robert L. Millet
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0881462012

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After the apostles Peter and John had healed the lame man at the Gate Beautiful, the two disciples were arrested and later brought before the Sanhedrin to account for their deed, one that continued to stir the already anxious leaders of the Jews: "And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?" (Acts 4:7). Indeed, what was the source of their miracle? And by what power or authority did they perform it? Those queries ring through the centuries because people in our day still pose the questions. Most Christians want to be a part of a denomination or organization that is true, faithful to what existed in the first century, authorised, and therefore approved of God. They want to know, in other words, that God is governing among his people, that he is empowering the body of Christ of which they are a part. The essays in this book address the central issue of such authority in the Christian life. --Book Jacket.

The Orthodoxy of the Church & Authority and Submission

The Orthodoxy of the Church & Authority and Submission
Author: Watchman Nee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Total Pages: 333
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 073635851X

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Volume 47 of The Collected Works is composed of two books by Watchman Nee on the subject of the church and authority in the church. The Orthodoxy of the Church is based on a Bible study conducted by Watchman Nee during the period between 1942 and 1948. This section of Volume 47 has been previously published as a separate title. Authority and Submission, based on a series of messages given by Watchman Nee in his training at Kuling Mountain in 1948 through 1949, contains two distinct but related parts. In 1988 the Living Stream Ministry published the first part under the title Authority and Submission, covering the general subject of spiritual authority and submission. Volume 47 of The Collected Works includes a second, previously untranslated part, covering the matter of being God’s deputy authority.