I was in a conversation and the question of authority kept creeping into the conversation and I had to ask myself "who determines what is authoritative?". Honestly????
The Bible, this Commentary, that Commentary, this Sermon, That Message, THIS Book, AHHHHH!!!!!
I could find a opposing "authority" to almost anything.
Your doctrine is the Truth, well..... what about the preacher down the street that went to seminary too and believes/preaches/teaches the exact opposite.
The Bible is obviously not the authority, because we (Christians) all use it and we all disagree. That doesn't seem very authoritative at all.
.....Or if it is, it isn't a good authority, or it is a good authority and we are all rebellious to that authority.
Semantics galore.... The fuse pops and the smoke clears for me to understand that the Bible isn't the authority, my pastor isn't the authority, and I'm definitely NOT the authority.
God is the authority. Period.
Follow God and it might look different for you than it looks for someone else. Except it and move on.
The Book of Acts might speak to you, maybe the Book of Amos, maybe Velvet Elvis, maybe Joel Olsteen, maybe your local pastor. Great, but don't push them like they are the authority. They are guides for you to help you understand/grasp/recognize/love what is authority.
Maybe the next time someone asks you what are you influences, maybe the short answer is God.
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