Domination in Christ

Tr?nd? h?t th? B?d? fr?m t?m? to time ?nd n??d to be d???u???d. Th? idea ?f "d?m?n??n" h?? been ?r?und ?u?t? ?wh?l? and has b??n d???u???d th? ?nt?r? t?m?. It'? n?t ?ll n?g?t?v?, ??u kn?w. D?m?n??n is a t?t?ll? S?r??tur?l idea. But b???u?? ?f translation ???u??, things have g?tt?n a w?? b?t ??nfu??d. D?m?n??n h?? b??n intertwined w?th power, ?nd ?uth?r?t?, and even m?r?, but sometimes improperly. L?t'? t?lk about the w?rd ?t??lf. "D?m?n??n", "g?v?rnm?nt", "rul?", "lording ?v?r", th??? are all ?r???r w??? to tr?n?l?t? the Gr??k w?rd? ?f th? f?m?l? "kur???." Jesus w?? ??ll?d Kur???, "Lord" ?ll His days h?r?. H? ?? the Lord, after ?ll. His ?? th? dominion. H?? the ??w?r. H?? th? ?uth?r?t?. Th? ?u??t??n before us ??, h?w mu?h ?f that ?uth?r?t? and rul? ?? ?????d ?n t? H?? followers? A word f?r?t ?b?ut ??w?r ?nd authority. P??tur? th? policeman. Th?? ?? n?t v?r? ?r?g?n?l, ?nd I'm ?ur? ??u'v? h??rd ?t m?n? times, but ?t works. Th? ??l???m?n ?h?w? his authority b? h?? b?dg? ?nd un?f?rm. H? ?h?w? his ??w?r b? his w????n?. D?m?n??n, ?n th?? ??nt?xt, w?uld b? ?r?tt? h?rd f?r h?m t? show, ?x???t th?t he r??r???nt? th? City ?r C?unt? m?g??tr?t?? and carries th??r rul?r-?h??. Th? analogy breaks d?wn - or rather h?ld? u?? - wh?n th? ???d ??l???m?n ?h?w? u? ?t a C?un??l m??t?ng and tr??? to run th? show. Th? real dominions ?r???nt w?ll m?k? ?h?rt work ?f him. Those claiming the authority ?nd ??w?r ?f Jesus h?v? ??m? ?r?tt? g??d legs t? ?t?nd on. Th?? ??n take ?uth?r?t? over ???kn???, th?? ??n ?nn?un?? f?rg?v?n??? of ??n, th?? can cast ?ut th? d?v?l'? ?wn ??rv?nt?, th?? can ??ll f?r ?h?ng?? of nature ?nd situation ?nd... ??u n?m? ?t. Pr?tt? powerful f?lk?, these b?l??v?r?. Read through the eBook to know more!!!