Second, we reference His authority, His intrinsic and inherent right to impose obligations on His creatures, to bind our consciences, to proclaim our duty by saying to us, “Thou shalt not do this or thou shalt do that.” God has sovereign authority over me. If there is a conflict between what I want and what God commands, where does the authority reside? We don’t have to debate that among Christians. God possesses sovereign authority, and that authority in no way rests on my agreement or submission to it.
