by Doy Moyer<\/p>\n
Grace can only come from one with the power and authority to grant it. Some may pit emphasis on God’s authority over against emphasis on grace, but they go hand in hand. The only way that grace can mean anything to us is that it has been offered by the only One who has the power to forgive our sins and tell us what pleases Him. This is the prerogative of our King to whom we owe complete allegiance. If I am to be thankful for God’s grace, I am also to be thankful for God’s authority by which grace is offered. Let us not downplay God’s authority, for then we also diminish His grace.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Doy Moyer Grace can only come from one with the power and authority to grant it. Some may pit emphasis on God’s authority over against emphasis on grace, but they go hand in hand. The only way that grace can mean anything to us is that it has been offered by the only One…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[78,48,1659],"class_list":["post-68978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-authority","tag-grace","tag-power"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47543,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/concern-about-biblical-authority\/","url_meta":{"origin":68978,"position":0},"title":"Concern About Biblical Authority","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer Why be concerned about biblical authority? For this one simple reason: \"Your God reigns!\" (Isaiah 52:7). If we aren't concerned about authority, then we place ourselves in God's position of reigning. It really is just that simple. Jesus is Head (Colossians 1:18). We aren't. Does stressing authority\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2317,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/it-is-written-reflections-on-authority-ceni-and-grace\/","url_meta":{"origin":68978,"position":1},"title":"“It Is Written”: Reflections on Authority, CENI and Grace","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer Those claiming to be Christians will make the claim on the basis of what they believe the Scriptures teach. 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