{"id":2215,"date":"2021-12-13T09:42:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T07:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordwiseacademy.co.za\/?page_id=2215"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:25:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T11:25:14","slug":"ministry-course-module-1-4-obedience-the-key-to-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordwiseacademy.co.za\/index.php\/ministry-course-module-1-4-obedience-the-key-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Course – Module 1.4 – Obedience: The Key to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD TUTORIAL LETTER 1.4 <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Obedience is to submit. Every person on the earth is subject to authority. God placed different authorities above us, and we have to submit to them all. We have authority in the family, in marriage, at work, in the church and civil authorities. God put them there to ordain our lives and to protect us and those around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romans 13:1,2 NKJV<\/strong>\nLet every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore, whoever resists authority, resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
We can only wield authority when we submit to authority. The policeman who directs the traffic is obeyed not because of his own personal power, but because he stands under a higher authority \u2010 that of the government. When he is disobeyed, the government will back him up with all of its power. This is how authority works in the spiritual as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Matthew 8 we read the account of the centurion who sent to Jesus a request to heal his servant who was critically ill. He had an amazing revelation of the power of authority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matthew 8:8\u201010 NKJV<\/strong>\nBut only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one \u2018Go\u2019, and he goes; and to another, \u2018Come\u2019, and he comes; and to my servant, \u2018Do this\u2019, and he does it.\" When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, \u201cAssuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
 Learning Objectives <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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