
With these three words - authority, dominion, and
submission? How do they make you feel? How
are you applying them, and how are you engaging with
them in your life?
Authority, dominion, and submission are three things
that are highly relevant and uniquely interwoven into
the very essence and existence of the life of man. Just as
with many other aspects of life, so many people have
divergent views and understanding of what authority,
dominion and submission mean, and the
understanding of them plays a great role in how they
are applied and engaged with. Their right application,
as well as their abuse and misuse, have varying
implications and consequences for the perpetuation of
life on the earth.
To properly understand and apply authority, dominion,
and submission, it is very important that we start from
the beginning and their source. All three of them
originate from God Himself and we seem them in perfect
display in His intention and relationship with man. To
understand them, we must understand how the
Almighty Creator of the universe relates with man and
how He wants us to work within the structure of this
system, to achieve His purpose on earth. Humanity
(saved or unsaved) must always be aware that we are
not in the universe in isolation from the owner of the
universe.
There is a dominion mandate which God purposed for
man. God's