And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mark 1:22
When the authority of God speaks, lives are impacted with the message. That was the astonishment of the people who heard Jesus teach. The authority of the Word of God came to them from the God Who had authority over His Word! No one else could ever teach like this.
That is why the gospel has a level of authority unmatched by any other message. Jesus preached the good news first… with authority. He backed it up with miracles and great power… with authority.
And this same authoritative Jesus sent His disciples out to preach the gospel of His death, resurrection, and forgiveness with all authority given to Him in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:19-20). We now, called to make disciples, do so with the authority of that command under Christ’s powerful authority. And we are constantly astonished as the gospel keeps transforming us to live more like Him. When it comes to Jesus, there is no higher authority!
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