June 7 & 8, 2025
WARNING: Unattended Authority Evaporates
Jim Ehrman
June 7, 2025

WARNING: Unattended Authority Evaporates

Psalm 8:3–6; Luke 10:21

“What is man that You think of him, and a son
of man that You are concerned about him?   Yet You have
made him a little lower than God [Elohim], and You crown
him with glory and majesty!” —Psalm 8:4–5 (NASB)

The Bible presents

as the most powerful
entity in all of creation.

  1. Made in the of God (Gen. 1:26–27).
  2. are messengers and servants (Heb. 1:14;
    Ps. 103:20–21, Matt. 4:11; 1 Cor. 6:3).
  3. Christ became human, not , to accomplish
    salvation and the resetting of (Heb. 2:16;
    Eph. 2:6).

Biblical Hierarchy:

Pre-Creation — Post-Creation — Post-Fall — Now

  • Pre-Creation
    God, Arch-Angels, Angels

  • Post-Creation
    God, Humans, Archangels, Angels

  • Post-Fall
    God, Satan, Humans, Angels

  • Now
    God, Humans, Satan, Angels

When you walk in authority, you bring Jesus both

and (Hebrews 12:2, Luke 10:21)


Additional Notes


What most impacted me from this service?


What insight have I gained about God and His ways?


How do I apply this insight to my life?


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