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In [[politics]], '''authority''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] ''[[auctoritas]]'', used in [[Roman law]] as opposed to ''[[potestas]]'' and ''[[imperium]]'') is often used interchangeably with the term "[[Power (sociology)|power]]". However, their meanings differ.  "Power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, 'authority' refers to the [[legitimacy]], justification and right to exercise that power.  For example whilst a [[Crowd|mob]] has the power to punish a criminal, such as through [[lynching]], only the [[court]]s have the authority to order capital punishment.
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In [[politics]], '''authority''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] ''[[auctoritas]]'', used in [[Roman law]] as opposed to ''[[potestas]]'' and ''[[imperium]]'') is often used interchangeably with the term "[[Power (sociology)|power]]". However, their meanings differ.  "Power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, 'authority' refers to the legitimacy, justification and right to exercise that power.  For example whilst a Crowd/mob has the power to punish a criminal, such as through lynching, only the courts have the authority to order capital punishment.
    
Since the emergence of [[social science]]s, '''authority''' has been a subject of research in a variety of empirical settings; the family (parental authority), small groups (informal authority of leadership), intermediate organizations such as schools, churches, armies,industrial and bureaucracies (organizational and bureaucratic authority) and society wide or inclusive organizations ranging from the most primitive tribal society to the modern nation-state and intermediate organization (political authority).
 
Since the emergence of [[social science]]s, '''authority''' has been a subject of research in a variety of empirical settings; the family (parental authority), small groups (informal authority of leadership), intermediate organizations such as schools, churches, armies,industrial and bureaucracies (organizational and bureaucratic authority) and society wide or inclusive organizations ranging from the most primitive tribal society to the modern nation-state and intermediate organization (political authority).
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Most [[religions]] around the world, whether it is Hinduism, Islam, or Christianity has always considered God as the supreme authority. All the religious scriptures have considered God to have  authority and wisdom, which is far superior than what any human being possesses. The source or reason behind this authority usually involves tremendous power and compassion along with primacy in the physical and spiritual realms. That which is divine is usually thought of as the creator and therefore superior than ordinary creatures.
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Most [[religions]] around the world, whether it is [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], or [[Christianity]] has always considered God as the supreme authority. All the religious scriptures have considered God to have  authority and wisdom, which is far superior than what any human being possesses. The source or reason behind this authority usually involves tremendous power and compassion along with primacy in the physical and spiritual realms. That which is divine is usually thought of as the creator and therefore superior than ordinary creatures.
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Divinity, as presented in the religious scriptures, makes claim to the final authority for all truth and reality, and provides rules for and directions for the use of creation. The question of authority in such a system is "what does God want from me and how do I know this?" The source for answers to these types of questions in a divine authority consideration is variable in the human experience. Absolutism is often the result of receipt of what has been considered a divinely authored experience. The common experience of man is a religious history. Methods of understanding the connection to divinity are multiple, all seem to require some measure of faith in divinity and contemplation of perhaps multiple methods of communication.
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[[Divinity]], as presented in the religious scriptures, makes claim to the final authority for all [[truth]] and [[reality]], and provides rules for and directions for the use of creation. The question of authority in such a system is "what does God want from me and how do I know this?" The source for answers to these types of questions in a divine authority consideration is variable in the human experience. ''[[Absolutism]] is often the result of receiving what is considered a divinely authored experience''. The common experience of man is a religious history. Methods of understanding the connection to [[divinity]] are multiple, all seem to require some measure of faith in divinity and contemplation of perhaps multiple methods of communication.
    
For example, in the modern era; the act of observing the [[Eucharist|communion]] or the Lord's supper comes from a combination of direct divine command, approved [[apostolic]] example recorded in scripture, and necessary inference. [[Jesus]] directly states to his disciples that they are to partake of this examination (found in the gospels and rehearsed in the [[First Epistle to the Corinthians]]); there is an example of an apostle and others participating in this act of worship and obedience in the [[book of Acts]], where the day of the observance is mentioned; as with all [[Bible]] references, the reader must infer or understand the direction from God to be applicable to today, and in the case of the regularity of the communion, a weekly occurrence of the first day makes necessary a weekly adherence to the blessing of communion.
 
For example, in the modern era; the act of observing the [[Eucharist|communion]] or the Lord's supper comes from a combination of direct divine command, approved [[apostolic]] example recorded in scripture, and necessary inference. [[Jesus]] directly states to his disciples that they are to partake of this examination (found in the gospels and rehearsed in the [[First Epistle to the Corinthians]]); there is an example of an apostle and others participating in this act of worship and obedience in the [[book of Acts]], where the day of the observance is mentioned; as with all [[Bible]] references, the reader must infer or understand the direction from God to be applicable to today, and in the case of the regularity of the communion, a weekly occurrence of the first day makes necessary a weekly adherence to the blessing of communion.

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