Exercising Our Dominion in Christ Pt. 2 - Bible Verse Handbook

The Authority of the Believer: Exercising Our Dominion in Christ Pt. 2

I. REVIEW: GOD GAVE THE DOMINION OF THE EARTH TO HUMANS

A. God gave the dominion of the earth to humans forever.

26Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion…over all the earth…28God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over…every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Gen. 1:26-28)

16The heavens are the LORD's; but the earth He has given to the children of men. (Ps. 115:16)

4What is man that You are mindful of him…6You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet… (Ps. 8:4-6)

B. When God gave the governing authority of the earth to Adam, he had the right to use it in any way that he chose. He did the unthinkable with it. He committed high treason and gave his authority over the earth to Satan. At that time, Satan became “the god of this world.”

6This authority…has been delivered to me [Satan], and I give it to whomever I wish. (Lk. 4:6)

4Whose minds the god of this age has blinded…lest the light of the gospel…shine on them. (2 Cor. 4:4)

C. At the cross, Jesus as a Man defeated Satan and all demonic powers and made a public spectacle of them before all in heaven and hell.

15Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it [His death and resurrection]. (Col. 2:15)

D. We must enforce Jesus' authority on earth.

7Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (Jas. 4:7)

8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9Resist him, steadfast in the faith… (1 Pet. 5:8-9)

E. We must use our authority against Satan, who seeks to steal, kill, and destroy God's blessing in our life (by fear, addictions, emotional oppression, division, sickness, financial oppression, etc.) Jesus gives insight into Satan's nature and tactics against us whenever he is involved in our life.

10The thief [Satan] does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. (Jn. 10:10)

F. The principalities and powers speak of the invisible demonic hierarchy in the spirit realm.

12We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers…in the heavenly places. 13Take up the whole armor of God…having done all, to stand…16taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one …17Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God…
(Eph. 6:12-17)

H. Fear, rejection, and addictive urges are a form of demonic oppression that must be rebuked.

7God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)

II. OUR SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY IS BASED ON JESUS' VICTORY AND EXALTATION

A. Our spiritual authority is based on our union with Jesus. The authority that Jesus received as an “exalted Man” is given to His people. God gave Jesus to the Church (v. 22) as our head (v. 22) and made us His body or the vehicle through which He expresses His power on earth (v. 23).

17The Father of glory, may give to you…revelation in the knowledge of Him…18that you may know…19The exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe…20which He [the Father] worked in Christ when He raised Him…and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places…22 He put all things under His [Jesus'] feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23which is His body, the fullness of Him… (Eph. 1:17-23)

B. We must take our place of authority in Christ as those seated in heavenly places with Jesus.

3  Blessed  be  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly  places  in Christ,

20  which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated  Him  at His right hand in the heavenly  places,   21  far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. (Eph. 1:3, 20-22)

6Raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ... (Eph. 2:6)

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