Pastoral Authority

Pastoral Authority I. Authority- 1. a. Power or right to enforce obedience; moral or legal supremacy; the right to command, or give an ultimate decision. II. The derivation of pastoral authority. 1. All authority originates from God, and is given by God (Rom 13:1-2). 2. Power - II. As a person, body, or thing. 6. a. One who or that which is possessed of or exercises power, influence, or government; an influential or governing person, body, or thing; in early use, one in authority, a ruler, governor...

V. Pastors are supposed to teach, instruct, reprove, rebuke, exhort, and admonish their church members. 1. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life (Pro 6:23). 2. A primary job of a pastor is to reprove and rebuke (2Ti 4:2; 2Ti 3:16; Tit 2:15). A. Reprove - 1. trans. To reject. 2. To express disapproval of (conduct, actions, beliefs, etc.); to censure, condemn. 3. To reprehend, rebuke, blame, chide, or find fault with (a person). B. Rebuke - 1. trans. To beat down or force back; to repress or chec...