Lets go back to the begining
Thursday, 19 March 2009 07:21 | 
Written by Peter | 
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The Authority of The Believer in Christ.
Introduction.
On the commencement of this study I want us to go right back to the beginning of man’s introduction to this earth in which he dwells, from here we will have the starting point of understanding what Authority is and evaluate its origin.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. Genesis 1v26-28.
Understanding Dominion.
In the Hebrew the word for Dominion is - Radah.
Radah lays emphasis on spoken command, and the ability to rule or govern, it means to declare and execute a decree.
The first thing to understand that authority is derived from dominion, it is intricately connected with the ability to have rule or reign.
When God created man, God designed or purposed man to be the holders of dominion, from here we understand that in himself man is void of the ability to reign or rule, he can only function because God imparts into man the capability to execute Gods plans or purposes on this earth.
Man was created to execute dominion, and being in the image of God man was fully able to accomplish that which God desired, Adam was to be lord or under ruler in and on this earth, subject only to God who created and commissioned him.
Understanding To Subdue.
From this position and execution of dominion is the right or responsibility or authority to subdue, or to keep under control, to keep under the foot.
When Adam was given the position of authority, with that came the need for observance to act with force to keep controlling power.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. Genesis 1v26-28.
Adam was given the right and the responsibility to execute power or dominion in a threefold capacity.
He held sway or could govern with authority over everything that moved in the air, in the water or that which moved on the ground, if it moved from its original intention, Adam was given the power to act.
Each and every believer must understand from the scriptures what transpired in the garden, when Adam lost his original standing in God, and must understand the implications of his actions.
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" .
The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.' "
The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3v1-6.
The devil’s six D’s in the garden.
As you examine the temptation and fall of Adam, there are six aspects that are revealed, sometime ago the Holy Spirit highlighted these elements to reveal and exploit the ploy of satan, in doing so, the Holy Spirit brought specific emphasis by declaring that satan has no new schemes or devices.
Deceive.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.1 Timothy 2v14.
The whole work of satan coming against the woman, was one of deception, when you analyze this work, it involves the use of cunning with the aim or objective to mislead the mind of a person, to cause a person to reason incorrectly.
Doubt.
Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."
And He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" Matthew 14v28-31.
And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"
When you examine this word Doubt its literal meaning is to waiver in one’s opinion or judgment, it means to deem uncertain, the emphasis of the action of doubt is to question or cause distrust in that which has been declared.
Deny.
The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The action or objective of denial is to declare that something said or stated is not true, satan caused the woman to question the truthfulness or veracity of God.
Destroy.
Satan used cunning to progressively bring about the destruction of the bond of Adam and Eve with Almighty God, the meaning of destroy is the action or intent to cause to come down, or the pulling down of something.
Dethroned.
When you examine closely the destructive intent and result of satans attack against Adam and Eve it was to dethrone Adam from his place of dominion, having used his cunning to cause doubt and uncertainty, he undermined Adams trust in God, and when Adam transgressed he lost his glory and power to act.
Dominated.
The sad picture that we see when Adam fell was that he who was created to have power and dominion now became dominated and powerless to offer any resistance.
It is of vital importance to gain an understanding of the scriptures to fully comprehend the need of the salvation and redemption of the whole race of humanity, the whole theme of the Word of God revealed and given to us in and through the bible is to understand how God wrought redemption for man in and through Jesus Christ and in Christ alone, and in the continuation of this study we will see the unfolding of how God brought Christ into this earth to regain mans place of authority and dominion in Christ.
To be continued………………………………............................. .....
Introduction.
On the commencement of this study I want us to go right back to the beginning of man’s introduction to this earth in which he dwells, from here we will have the starting point of understanding what Authority is and evaluate its origin.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. Genesis 1v26-28.
Understanding Dominion.
In the Hebrew the word for Dominion is - Radah.
Radah lays emphasis on spoken command, and the ability to rule or govern, it means to declare and execute a decree.
The first thing to understand that authority is derived from dominion, it is intricately connected with the ability to have rule or reign.
When God created man, God designed or purposed man to be the holders of dominion, from here we understand that in himself man is void of the ability to reign or rule, he can only function because God imparts into man the capability to execute Gods plans or purposes on this earth.
Man was created to execute dominion, and being in the image of God man was fully able to accomplish that which God desired, Adam was to be lord or under ruler in and on this earth, subject only to God who created and commissioned him.
Understanding To Subdue.
From this position and execution of dominion is the right or responsibility or authority to subdue, or to keep under control, to keep under the foot.
When Adam was given the position of authority, with that came the need for observance to act with force to keep controlling power.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. Genesis 1v26-28.
Adam was given the right and the responsibility to execute power or dominion in a threefold capacity.
He held sway or could govern with authority over everything that moved in the air, in the water or that which moved on the ground, if it moved from its original intention, Adam was given the power to act.
Each and every believer must understand from the scriptures what transpired in the garden, when Adam lost his original standing in God, and must understand the implications of his actions.
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" .
The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.' "
The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3v1-6.
The devil’s six D’s in the garden.
As you examine the temptation and fall of Adam, there are six aspects that are revealed, sometime ago the Holy Spirit highlighted these elements to reveal and exploit the ploy of satan, in doing so, the Holy Spirit brought specific emphasis by declaring that satan has no new schemes or devices.
Deceive.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.1 Timothy 2v14.
The whole work of satan coming against the woman, was one of deception, when you analyze this work, it involves the use of cunning with the aim or objective to mislead the mind of a person, to cause a person to reason incorrectly.
Doubt.
Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."
And He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" Matthew 14v28-31.
And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"
When you examine this word Doubt its literal meaning is to waiver in one’s opinion or judgment, it means to deem uncertain, the emphasis of the action of doubt is to question or cause distrust in that which has been declared.
Deny.
The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die!
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The action or objective of denial is to declare that something said or stated is not true, satan caused the woman to question the truthfulness or veracity of God.
Destroy.
Satan used cunning to progressively bring about the destruction of the bond of Adam and Eve with Almighty God, the meaning of destroy is the action or intent to cause to come down, or the pulling down of something.
Dethroned.
When you examine closely the destructive intent and result of satans attack against Adam and Eve it was to dethrone Adam from his place of dominion, having used his cunning to cause doubt and uncertainty, he undermined Adams trust in God, and when Adam transgressed he lost his glory and power to act.
Dominated.
The sad picture that we see when Adam fell was that he who was created to have power and dominion now became dominated and powerless to offer any resistance.
It is of vital importance to gain an understanding of the scriptures to fully comprehend the need of the salvation and redemption of the whole race of humanity, the whole theme of the Word of God revealed and given to us in and through the bible is to understand how God wrought redemption for man in and through Jesus Christ and in Christ alone, and in the continuation of this study we will see the unfolding of how God brought Christ into this earth to regain mans place of authority and dominion in Christ.
To be continued………………………………............................. .....
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