Dave

Ahhh, if only CHeryl was here!

I enjoyed your ponderings Craig. Sorry I cannot answer the questions.

I your ponderings you mentioned that Christ is in authority over the church. I have done a bit of a search and cannot find scripture where it says Jesus in authority over the church. Can comeone help me?

I did find that Jesus is the origin of all authority.
I found that Peter describes the supreme authority we should submit to is the emperor!
I found in Corinthians that one day Jesus will destroy all authority.
I found that while on earth the Son of Man had authority to forgive sins.

I wonder how much we miss if we see Jesus as an authority figure as opposed to the source of all authority. I think there is a difference.

Just another question for you Craig. For too long you have been the asker…! 🙂