Luke 10:19; Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. “To Be An Authority Figure!” (A person who has or represents authority.) Acts 9:1; And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, v2; And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. (Example One!) We are living in a time where today’s church has become more worldly. Where there’re more permissiveness than having authority over. Genesis 3:4; And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: v5; For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (That’s permissiveness; 2 Thessalonians 2:7.) Acts 28:3; And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. v5; And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. (That’s authority over; Philippians 4:13.) “To Be An Authority Figure!” Acts 9:3; And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: v4; And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? v5; And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. v17; And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. (Example Two!) We are living in an church era of resistance or being subject too. Genesis 19:17; And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. v18; And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord. (That’s permissiveness; Galatians 1:6-7.) Acts 21:13; Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. (That’s authority over; Matthew 11:29-30, Romans 13:1.) “To Be An Authority Figure!” 2 Timothy 2:15; Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. “To Be An Authority Figure!” Philippians 2:11; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. v13; For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. “To Be An Authority Figure!” Much more teaching on this, where that came from. Don’t you figure? Apostle