THE CHAIR OF AUTHORITY

THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD OF GOD

• For us these days as in time of the apostles the New Testament is our Final authority in teachings of Faith and ways of living. •We know that the New Testament fulfills the Prophecies of the Old Testament, consequently we are accepting the whole bible as a rule to measure any teaching and prophecies about what we should believe and how we should conduct our lives.

THE BIBLE IS INFALLIBLE

• Biblical infallibility is the belief that what the Bible says regarding matters of faith and Christian practice is wholly useful and true. • It is the "belief that the Bible is completely trustworthy as a guide to salvation and the life of faith and will not fail to accomplish its purpose.

OUR PROPHECIES HAVE LIMITED AUTHORITY

• Any prophecy that is given today cannot add anything to scriptures. • Any prophecy that we can receive has not divine authority over our

lives as scripture has.• For that reason we can not act immediately as a result of a

received prophecy, we need to wait for a confirmation of the Holy Spirit and trust not in our own understanding or in the encouraging words or our friends, until the Holy Spirit confirms the received message.• We must measure it, we must compare it with the word of God to

see if what was spoken in our life is in accordance with the bible.

WE DON’T SEE CLEARLY• 1 Corinthians 13:9 (KJV)• 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

• 1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV)• 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:

now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

• 1 John 4:1 (KJV)• 4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether

they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

GOD IS PERFECT HIS REVELATION IS PERFECT

• Today prophecy is inspired, sustained and proclaimed through the anointing of the Holy Spirit.• However, it has not the same authority as the prophecies

spoken in the time of the Prophets of the Old Testament.• Neither has the authority of the prophetic utterances and

writings of the Apostles that were called by the Lord Himself.• Nor the authority of the prophecies spoken by those other

prophets named in the New testament Letters of the apostles.

• Yes, God is infallible! He is who give us the words of revelation to speak.• Nevertheless the gift of prophecy does not guarantee the

infallible transmission of the revelation given by God.

WE ARE FALLIBLE.• The prophet may perceive the revelation in a no perfect

way.• The prophet may understand imperfectly.• The prophet may deliver the word imperfectly.• Is in this way that our present day prophets can err.

• 1 Corinthians 14:32 (NKJV)• 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

THE BIBLE TELLS US TO TEST ALL THINGS

• 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 (NKJV)• 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies. 21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

CALLED TO EXHORT AND COMFORT

• 1 Corinthians 14:1-3 (NKJV)• 14 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.

PAUL’S ADVICE• Paul put it very clear: • Even that we may do some mistakes in prophesying, he

encourages us to do it for exhorting and comforting the church.• He calls us not to quench the Holy Spirit, but to hold to what is

good and let go what is not in accordance with the word of God.• When he asks to test all things, he is not requesting to test the

prophet to see if he is good or evil, no; he is asking us to test the prophecy, to see if it goes parallel with the word of God.

WILLINGNESS, FAITH, AUTHORITY

• When we decide to use any of God’s given gifts, God will give us opportunities to do so.

• We will make some mistakes, we may even offend some people, but if in humbleness we accept our mistakes, the Lord will help us to succeed in the use of the gifts, and people will see our maturity in the gifting.

• The constant use of the gifts, will create confidence not in us but in the giver of the gifts; as a result our faith in the giver, and His ability to use us will increase in the same proportion that we use the gifts.

• As our faith increases the Lord will put authority in our speaking. This will be noticed for the acceptance of your word and for the results that your word will bring in the life of the listener.

LEVELS OF AUTHORITY• ALL AUTHORITY belongs to Almighty God for He is the

creator of everything that is and exists.• GOD’S DIRECT AUTHORITY. Is when God directly through His

Word or His Spirit tells us something as a correction, information, exhortation, impartation or a command to do something.• GOD’S DELEGATED AUTHORITY. It means that God will

select some people to represent Him and to exercise His authority.

• Some examples:• Parents, teachers, governmental authorities, clergy

authorities.

SOME AREAS THAT GOD USES

FOR DELEGATED AUTHORITY

FAMILY GOVERNMENT

CHURCH BUSINESSGOD

FAMILY AUTHORITY

GOD

FATHER

MOTHER

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it." Ephesians 5:25"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." Ephesians 5:22"Children, obey your parents in all things…" Colossians 3:20"Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4

CHILDREN

GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY

GOD NATIONAL LEADERS

PROVINCIAL LEADERS

LOCAL LEADERS

CITIZENS

“Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God." Romans 13:1

CHURCH – CLERGY AUTHORITY

GOD

CHURCH LEADER

CHURCH MEMBERS

“Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Hebrews 13:17

BUSINESS AUTHORITY GOD

EMPLOYER

EMPLOYEE

"Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye service, as men-pleasers; but in sincerity of heart, fearing God." Colossians 3:22Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh." 1 Peter 2:18

HUMBLENESS, KEY OF AUTHORITY

•Romans 12:3 (NKJV)•Serve God with Spiritual Gifts• 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

SHARING MY VISION• As you will remember last Wednesday while we where

studying the Gifts of God, at least three times my attention was called to the entrance located at my right hand side as I’ve noticed spiritual activity occurring in that door.• As you well know, It is common that I may share with you

about angelic visitations that I sense is coming into our classroom, heavenly beings send by God with the assignment to minister to His holy people. Some of you have confirmed sensing that blessed presence in our midst.

THE BEIGE ARMCHAIR• Last week when this happened, I was not fully aware of what

really was going on. I knew there was this type of activity by the door and as you could remember for two occasions I went to the Door trying to discern what was going on.• The second time that I was coming from the door to my table I

turned again to look at the door and then all of a sudden I could see what was happening.• I could see a beige color armchair being pushed into the room

to be left there by the entrance.

BROUGHT IT INTO THE ROOM• I saw it, and as the vision was not consistent I didn’t comment

on it but instead I continued with the class while thinking just a bit about it.• A couple of minutes later new activity started again at the door,

I turned again to look and this time the armchair was being moved into the room.• I could not see who was pushing the chair, but I knew there was

someone pushing it while many others were with expectation moving around in front of it as if they wanted to see what would happen, or why this chair was brought in the room.

YOU ARE WELCOME• I must confess that my spiritual perception was a little bit low

at that time, I was some minutes late for class, I went straight from my workplace and I didn’t like to accept it but I must acknowledge I was a bit tired and hot.• Then you will remember I was saying: “OK, welcome, come in, you are welcome” and passed to explain about my vision of the armchair.• Mandy cut me at some point saying that the chair was

brought so that I may sit and rest. I pondered a bit then continued with my class.

CHAIR OF AUTHORITY• Finally we finished the class, we prayed and I was getting

ready to go home but first I had to go to the washroom.• While washing my hands the word “Chair of authority” hit

me.• When coming out I briefly shared about the significance of the

vision to Philip and later on with Janet and Daniella.• In reality that was all for the moment.• But when I was at home in bed falling slightly sleep I was

going over the vision and revelation started to flow.

ITS SIGNIFICANCE• The chair of authority is in connection with the gifts that we were

studying.• The chair in a way represents Jesus himself, we can comfortably rest in

Him.• As He is seated at the right hand side of the father so we are seated with

Him in the third heaven, in a place of authority.• From that chair we will judge the world (I Corinthians 6:2). • From that chair we will judge angels, (I Corinthians 6:3).• From that same chair of authority, we can also judge matters concerning

this life. (I Corinthians 6:3)

ITS SIGNIFICANCE• Not to be as the scribes and Pharisees seating in Moses seat, (Mat. 23:2)

I SENSED THE LORD SAYING THIS:

• “There are some of you in the classroom that are about to experience an increase in the anointing and ability to use the gifts given to you. The holy Spirit knows about the willingness you have to be used, He will work with you bringing you into brokenness of heart.

• You will come to realize that it is not about your personal preparation, your abilities your experience or the gifting you have received, but it is about the abandoning of yourself and all that is in you and with you in the loving arms of God Almighty.

• Once you put everything on the threshing floor he will renovate you once again, and an inside out transformation will begin causing you to become a new person, it will cost you some tears mainly because you will come to realize that actually you were doing things on your own way, pride will start to crumble down

• The realization that you are not the one causing the manifestation of His Spirit in you to do things will slowly sink in your spirit, then you will understand that you are de deposit of something extraordinarily great as is His Holy Presence living in you. The more you turn to Him the more you will loss control of your own plans and ideas until you will become the executor of the plans of God becoming in that way in full connection with the Spirit of God”.

• Finally the Lord says that this is a time for us to evaluate what we have been doing, how we have approach people and that we should turn around on our attitude towards the members of the body of Christ.

• Do not exclude those who you thing are not holy, my love for them is so intense as the love I have for my Son Jesus and the love that I have for you, talk to them in the way you will like Me to talk to you.

• And Now we’ll share about your activities in the Kingdom of God.

• Later we will pray for an increase in the manifestation of the gifts of His Holy Spirit in our lives.

• Next week will be our last meeting of the Semester.