Mind Your King: Lessons and Essays on Biblical Authority

Mind Your King explores biblical concepts about God's authority and how this impacts the church. Are we expected to have God's authority for what we do? How do we know what pleases God? These are many other issues that are considered in two parts. Part 1 contains 13 lessons with discussion questions suitable for classes. Part 2 contains expanded essays on related issues. Topics include: Part 1: Lessons1. The Meaning of Authority2. Christ the King3. The Example of Jesus4. The Need for Authority5. Knowing what God Wants6. Implication and Inference7. Examples8. Silence9. The Church of the Lord10. Why the Church Exists11. How the Church Works12. Worship and Assembly13. Grace, Love, and AuthorityPart 2: Essays1. Specific or General2. Patterns3. Tradition!4. Instrumental Music5. Institutionalizing “Church”6. The Individual and Church7. On the Church Support of Human Institutions8. Misusing “Church of Christ”9. “CENI” Matters10. On the Authority of Creeds11. Fellowship and Division