The Priesthood of All Believers

Paul exhorted Titus to teach the Scripture boldly, with authority (Titus 2:15).

As believers serve each other and the Lord, they should do so with confidence and the authority that comes with knowing they are doing God’s work:

“If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen” (1 Peter 4:11).

The authority of the believer comes from God and from God’s Word.

As we are God’s ambassadors, we can speak with His authority, appealing to the world on behalf of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). We use the sword of the Spirit, a mighty weapon forged by God through the apostles for our use (Ephesians 6:17).