DOES THE SILENCE OF THE SCRIPTURES GRANT PERMISSION OR SET LIMITS? Silence of the Scriptures Bible Authority, Part 11 0

 COMPLETE, M ATTHEW 28:18  NECESSARY, C OLOSSIANS 3:17  INSPIRED SCRIPTURE, 2 T IMOTHY 3:16-17  ESTABLISHED BY:  C OMMAND ( DIRECT STATEMENT )  A POSTOLIC A PPROVED E XAMPLE  N ECESSARY I NFERENCE The Authority of Christ 1

 “S EE THAT YOU MAKE ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN …” (H EB. 8:5)  “H OLD FAST THE PATTERN OF SOUND WORDS …” (2 T IM. 1:13)  “B RETHREN, JOIN IN FOLLOWING MY EXAMPLE, AND NOTE THOSE WHO SO WALK, AS YOU HAVE US FOR A PATTERN.” (P HIL. 3:17) Bible Authority = Bible Pattern 2

“B UT, IT DOESN ’ T SAY ‘ NOT TO ’!” Silence of the Scriptures 3

 M OVING THE A RK OF THE C OVENANT, N UM. 4:1-6, 15; 7:9  L EVITES (K OHATHITES ), ON THEIR SHOULDERS  M OVING THE A RK TO J ERUSALEM, 1 C HRN. 13:1-8  P REPARATIONS MADE, 13:1-4  D EATH OF U ZZA, 13:5-10 Silence Sets Limits 4

 W HAT D ISPLEASED G OD ? (2 S AM. 6:7)  W AS IT MOVING THE ARK ?  W HY ? 13:2-3 W HO ? 13:4 H OW ? 13:7  W AS IT D AVID ’ S ATTITUDE OF HEART ? 13:8  W AS IT U ZZA ’ S GOOD INTENTION ? 13:9 God’s Displeasure 1 Chrn. 13:9-14 5

 D ID NOT FOLLOW G OD ’ S P ATTERN FOR MOVING THE ARK ! 1 C HRN. 15:2,  W HEN THEY DID “ AS M OSES HAD COMMANDED ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE L ORD ”, THEY SUCCEEDED, 15:15, 26 God’s Displeasure 1 Chrn. 13:9-14 6

 A DDING TO G OD ’ S WORD VIOLATES THE S ILENCE OF THE S CRIPTURES, D EUT. 4:2; P ROV. 30:6; R EV. 22:18  S ILENCE RESTRAINS ; IT IS NOT LICENSE, H EB. 8:5  S ILENCE DEFINES THE LIMITS G OD SETS WITHIN WHICH WE ACT – P RESUMPTUOUS TO GO BEYOND G OD ’ S WORD, N UM. 14:25, (P SA. 19:13) Silence Sets Limits 7

AGAINST THOSE WHO ACTED PRESUMPTUOUSLY (WHEN HE DID NOT TELL THEM TO ACT) 8 God’s Judgments

 N ADAB AND A BIHU, L EVITICUS 10:1-2 AT AT FIRST THEY OBEYED “ AS THE L ORD HAD COMMANDED M OSES ”, L EV. 8:36; 9:2-24  O FFERED PROFANE FIRE “ WHICH HE HE HAD NOT COMMANDED THEM ”, 10:1 G OD ’ S J UDGMENT : DEATH (10:2-3) God’s Judgments 9

 P RIESTLY T RIBE, H EBREWS 7:11-14  L EVI, S ONS OF A ARON, N UMBERS 3:10  J ESUS COULD NOT BE A PRIEST UNDER THE LOM, H EBREWS 8:4 G OD ’ S J UDGMENT : P RIESTS FROM ALL OTHER TRIBES UNDER L AW OF M OSES WAS SIN! (1 K GS. 12:30-31) God’s Judgments 10

 J UDAIZERS, A CTS 15:1, 24; G AL. 2:5  “G OSPEL + C IRCUMCISION = S ALVATION ” (15:1, 5) NO NO COMMAND GIVEN ; A CTING ALONE, 15:24 G OD ’ S J UDGMENT : SUBVERTING SOULS / BONDAGE (A CTS 15:24; G AL. 2:4) God’s Judgments 11

GOING BEYOND HIS DOCTRINE AND AUTHORITY 2 TIM. 1:13 (COL. 3:17; 2 JNO. 9) 12 Adding to God’s Silence

 M USIC IN W ORSHIP, E PH. 5:19  S ING + P LAY = B EYOND C HRIST ’ S A UTHORITY !  W ATER B APTISM :  A CTION (R OM. 6:4; C OL. 2:12)  I MMERSE + S PRINKLE = B EYOND C HRIST ’ S A UTHORITY !  W HO (M ARK 16:16)  A DULT B ELIEVER + B ABY =B EYOND C HRIST ’ S A UTHORITY ! Adding to God’s Silence 13

 O RGANIZATION OF THE L OCAL C HURCH, A CTS 14:23; 1 P ET. 5:2  L OCAL & I NDEPENDENT + A LLIANCES OF C HURCHES ( SPONSORING CHURCHES ) = B EYOND C HRIST ’ S A UTHORITY !  K EY TO THE K INGDOM : “A WEEKLY TV PROGRAM PRODUCED BY THE C HURCHES OF C HRIST IN C ANADA ” Adding to God’s Silence 14

15 Gospel Herald, page 20, Jan 2011

 W ORK OF THE L OCAL C HURCH, 1 C OR. 14:26  S PIR. E DIFICATION + S OCIAL A CTIVITIES = B EYOND C HRIST ’ S A UTHORITY !  F EED WORD OF G OD, A CTS 20:28, 32; H EB. 5:12-14  N OT FEED FOOD FOR STOMACH, 1 C OR. 11:22, 34  P RESUMPTUOUS TO ADD ANOTHER WORK Adding to God’s Silence 16

 W ORK OF THE L OCAL C HURCH, A CTS 2:44-45  B ENEVOLENCE TO S AINTS + TO TO THE L OST = B EYOND C HRIST ’ S A UTHORITY !  P ATTERN : N EEDY C HRISTIANS WITH THE CHURCH ’ S COLLECTED FUNDS, A CTS 4:32-35; 11:29-30  P RESUMPTUOUS TO ADD ALL MEN ( THE WORK OF INDIVIDUALS, G AL. 6:10) Adding to God’s Silence 17

W E DO NOT ADD TO WHAT THEY SAY W E ABIDE IN THE DOCTRINE OF C HRIST AS IT IS REVEALED W E HOLD FAST THE PATTERN OF SOUND WORDS The Silence of Scriptures is Respected When… 18 D IVINE B LESSINGS OF S ALVATION AND F ELLOWSHIP (2 J OHN 9)