Overview

The concept of authority has fallen on hard times lately. A popular steakhouse slogan sums up the spirit of the age pretty well: "No rules, just right." Maybe closer to the mark would be "No rules, just rights." Privileged autonomy - it's what culture tells us to want, and it's what consumerism sells us… for a modest fee, of course. The church has bought her fare share of antipathy for authority, too. Have we been sold a false bill of goods?

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"The more anxious a person is to devote himself to upbuilding, the more highly Paul wishes him to be regarded." - John Calvin