Authority means you are chosen and ordained. It is intricately connected to Christ as all authority is subject unto Him and the sole purpose of spiritual authority is so that Christ may be glorified and praised. God and Christ are the ultimate authority to call, to allow servants to speak, preach, baptize, give Holy Ghost, call and ordain others, rule, teach, judge, learn and use scriptures, raise children, open and inherit kingdoms, and in short, administer to all spiritual things. Authority comes from lineage, it can be lost and restored and are the keys to dispensation. Authority among men can easily be lost or taken and must be used as sacred trust in connection with faith, charity, and the Holy Ghost. We all have authority over ourselves and our respective callings - so take care how you use it and make sure you're always using it to direct yourself and others to Christ.
*Ex 3:12 - God uses authority to call prophets(Moses) - whose purpose is to bring people back to Him Eph 4:11, 2 Chron 24:19, Isaiah 6:8 (you also have authority to accept callings), stays with them and supports them
*Ex 7:2 - God gives authority to speak for Him, Ezek 2:7 - to preach -D&C 42:11
*Matt 8:9 - Authority requires faith - that people will do what you ask, also faith to be called to do what you are asked to do - Ether 12:10
*Matt 10:1(Luke 9:1) - with authority comes power against and over unclean spirits, sickness, disease - Mark 1:27, Acts 19:13-16
*Matt 21:23 - People questioned Christ's authority - astonished He taught with authority -Mark 1:22
*Mark 13:34 - Christ gave authority to His servants and has authority to send them(Isa 48:16, Jer 7:25) - to preach, baptize - like Noah - D&C 68:8, Moses 8:19
*Luke 19:17 - Christ builds your authority after seeing what you do with a little
*Luke 22:29 - God and Christ have authority to appoint kingdoms, give authority to open kingdom on earth - D&C 112:21 *When you don't have authority and act like you do - you lose the kingdom - 1 Sam 13:8-14, 2 Chron 26:16-21
*John 5:27 - Christ has authority to judge. All judges must have authority - Alma 11:2
*John 5:45 - Christ has authority of His Father's name - doing everything His father taught Him - John 8:28
*John 15:16 - Authority means to be chosen and ordained, given power to bring fruit, have answered prayers
*John 20:21 - Through Christ's authority, we are sent to do His will - just as He was sent by God
*Acts 13:3 - Priesthood/laying on of hands = authority, ordained-Acts 14:23, *2 Ne 5:26 - Authority to consecrate priests and teachers
*1 Ne 2:22 - Through God's authority you can rule and teach - Alma 17:3, Luke 10:1 - 2 by 2s, 70s - Titus 2:15 - Let no man despise thee - preach, rebuke, exhort
*Mosiah 21:33 - without authority you can't baptize
*Alma 25:5 - The authority of men can easily be usurped, or corrupted Mosiah 24:8
*Alma 49:30 - It is a holy order of God when you are called to preach - D&C 18:26
*3 Ne 18:36-37 - Christ gave apostles/disciples power to give the Holy Ghost-cannot be bought Acts 8:9-20, Acts 19:6
*D&C 20:2 - JSJr called/ordained of God, D&C 27:8 - given priesthood
*D&C 25:3 - Authority to call and forgive sins *D&C 63:62 - Be careful how you use the Lord's name if you don't have authority, it's in vain
*D&C 107:8 - Mel priesthood has authority in administering spiritual things
*D&C 113:8 - Strength of Zion is the authority of the priesthood, which is a right by lineage - once lost then restored - Abr 1:3 - conferred upon the fathers
*D&C 121:39 - Almost everyone that gets even a little authority must be very careful to exercise righteous dominion - do it with charity, faith, and the Holy Ghost (v. 40-46)
*D&C 128:9 - Every dispensation of the priesthood comes with the authority and power to bind on earth and in heaven.
*D&C 134:10 - Religious authority gives rights to try men on religious grounds, not for property, life/politics
*AofF 5 - Authority is one of our tenets of faith - that you must have the RIGHT authority to preach, baptize, give Holy Ghost, and administer
*Acts 18:24 - Apollos was "might" in scripture - gave authority to convince people Jesus is the Christ
*1 Peter 3:22 - All authority is subject unto Christ
*1 Peter 4:11 - You have authority to preach/minister SO that Christ may be glorified/praised
*Moses 6:58 - You have authority over your children
*D&C 11:15 - Make sure you don't preach until you are called to do so
*D&C 84:21 - Without authority of priesthood - there is no power of godliness
*D&C 110:16 - Authority is part of teh keys of the dispensation
*D&C 121:37 - With an degree of unrighteousness, authority is withdrawn.
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