Degrees of Authorities to submit to
1, Authority of the will of God
Rev2:26To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—
2, Authority of the word of God
2thm 3:16-17 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Jhn10:35 if he called them God’s to whom the word of God came, then the scripture cannot be broken
3, Authority as your lord
Romans 14:8-9 (NKJV): "For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died, and rose and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living."
4, authority to your pastor
Romans 13 1
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.