Jesus spoke with an authority uniquely related to that of God because Jesus» existence was uniquely related to God's.
Not exact matches
The prophet, like
Jesus, claims to
speak as «one
with authority» — that is, precisely as a prophet, one who brings from God a new and life - giving word.
Are these little gatherings, then, for all that seems domestic and intimate in them, also occasions of public proclamation, gatherings where — as in Nazareth —
Jesus speaks with true
authority?
We owe obedience to
Jesus because He
speaks with the
authority of God.
While Wright argues that
Jesus speaking to Roman
authorities in John 18 and 19 presents a mandate for political engagement, Boyd points out that
Jesus does not bring up the injustices of the Roman Empire, nor other governmental issues, in his dialogue
with Pilate.
The eyewitnesses of the Resurrection of
Jesus — those who ate, drank,
spoke with, and listened to the Lord
Jesus Christ after His Resurrection — were so convinced of the Good News of God's Love, Forgiveness, Peace, and Healing Power for all humanity revealed by the Risen
Jesus Christ that these eyewitnesses were willing to die as martyrs for their belief in the Risen Christ as fully God and fully man when it was illegal to do so under Roman
authority (where Cesar was considered a deity in the state cult religion).
In the Gospel of Matthew, even as
Jesus contests
with the Jewish teachers of his day for
authority to
speak God's Word, he affirms their rabbinic role.
«
Jesus spoke as if one
with authority.»