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Legitimate power to act, command, or speak — for God it is absolute and self-derived; for humans it is delegated and accountable
Scripture treats authority as something granted, not seized. God is the source (Romans 13:1), Jesus claims "all authority in heaven and on earth" (Matthew 28:18), and human authorities — civil, religious, household — are accountable to Him for how they wield it. The biblical pattern is authority exercised through service, not domination.