TL

Tiffany, apology accepted.

“The prevailing thought seems to be that the Lordship isn’t an authority but a oneness where authority isn’t necessary. Rather that Christ and the church are going to be one in a way where authority is not applicable. “

God has authority as our creator. The Messiah, the God-Man has that plus his authority as the Anointed One who by His sacrifice is able to not only forgive our sins, but heal them as well. I don’t think any human can relate to either of those relationships or claim their authority as his own.

However, the Messiah ALSO relates to us in ways outside of those powerful relationships where authority is not relevant. That is the miracle of Christ walking among us as one of us. His authority among us as friends and the recipients of His amazing gift, is sacrificial love, the same type of love He commands us all to participate in toward one another in every walk of life.

Perhaps, you simply haven’t had the time to really hear and think about what has been said, and in the manner of us all who are busy just gave knee jerk reactions to some words taking them out of the context of meaning by the authors.