Name, rank and authority
As you continue in your new life as a citizen of the nation of Heaven, you
may have many confrontations with those who are jealous of your liberty. There’s
a war raging against Jesus and His followers.
When you are confronted by one of Caesar’s officers, remember what prisoners
of war are taught: give the enemy only your name, rank and serial number.
For us that means our name, office and nation, or more simply, our name and
authority. We would say, Joe Humble, Ambassador of Jesus Christ, of the
nation of Heaven; or Mark Godfreed, Steward of Jesus Christ, of the nation of
Heaven.
When you give Caesar’s officers your name and office, you are in the free
zone. They have no authority to regulate any office of the Church. If we provide
only our name, we will undoubtedly be mistaken for a state-generated "person"
whom Caesar regulates. But if we confess our office, and the One who sent us,
Caesar has no business with us.
A soldier of the world who comes under enemy attack does not answer the
foreign officer’s questions. Neither do we. We provide the officer with our name
and office, plus the Church driving documents showing our authority. Nothing
else is their business. We don’t need to answer their questions because Caesar
does not regulate the Church. Our office is regulated by Heaven.
When a law enforcement officer accuses an individual, he is not coming
against a warm-blooded human being. He is accusing an office that the state
created. He is enforcing the state statutes that bind those in the common office
of "person."
Glory to God, Jesus Christ has set us free from the offices regulated by men.
Yes, we must endure hardship. We will be persecuted for being a new creature.
But if we continue to live in Him and remain faithful to our office, we will
overcome all the power of the enemy.
Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17
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