Who has the authority to ordain people?
Technically speaking, only God can ordain ministers. It is He who calls, and it is His Spirit that appoints spiritual gifts to whom He wills. For this reason, we make no claim to ordain people, but rather in granting ordination we recognize the call to Christian service (ordination) that God has already placed on someone’s life. Jesus said: “All authority is given to Me in Heaven and in earth. Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the world. Amen” (Mat 28:18-20 MKJV). “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain” (Joh 15:16 MKJV) It is God who calls and ordains people into ministry. The irony is that man still has to acknowledge this calling to make it “legal”. Therefore, from a legal standpoint, r
