I. TRUE AUTHORITY IS FROM GOD A. God to Christ (Mt. 28:18; Jn 5:22-23). B. Christ by the Holy Spirit to apostles (John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 1:2). C. The.

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I. TRUE AUTHORITY IS FROM GOD A. God to Christ (Mt. 28:18; Jn 5:22-23). B. Christ by the Holy Spirit to apostles (John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 1:2). C. The N.T. Scriptures (Eph. 3:3-5;2 Pet. 3:16; 1 Tim. 5:18; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Cor. 4:6; 14:37; Col. 3:17).

II. HOW IS AUTHORITY EXPRESSED? TWO ASPECTS General – “Go” (Mark. 16:15) Command (Mt. 28:20) IN THREE WAYS Specific – “Gospel” (Mark. 16:15) Approved Example (John 13:15) Necessary Inference (Mt. 22:32)

III. WHEN GOD IS SPECIFIC… GENERAL SPECIFIC EXCLUDES “Wood” “Get Wet” “Gopher Wood” (Gen. 6:14) “Immerse” (Acts 8:38-39) All Other Woods All Other Actions Some General Statement of Purpose “To Be Saved” (Mk. 16:16) All Other Purposes

III. WHEN GOD IS SPECIFIC… GENERAL SPECIFIC EXCLUDES “Music” “Divorced People” “Sing” (Eph. 5:19) “Innocent Can Put Away Guilty & THEN Remarry” (Mt. 19:9). Excludes All Other Kinds Of Music Excludes All Other Divorced People Allows Choices Narrows Choices Excludes All Others Of That Category

IV. ARGUMENTS USED TO JUSTIFY A. “Where Does The Bible Say Not To?” 1. (Mt. 28:20; Acts 15:24; 2 John 9). 2. Where Does The Bible Say Not To: Burn Incense? Xmas, Easter? Infant Baptism? Pope, Pastor? Church winery? Abortion? Homo. Marriage? Coke, twinkies in LS? Church Gym? Where Will It Stop???

IV. ARGUMENTS USED TO JUSTIFY B. “I See No Harm In It.” 1. (Prov. 14:12; Jer. 10:23; Is. 55:8-9). 2. Nadab & Abihu (Lev. 10:1-3). Burn Incense? Xmas, Easter? Infant Baptism? Pope, Pastor? Church winery? Abortion? Homo. Marriage? Coke, twinkies in LS? Church Gym? Where Will It Stop??? 3. Uzzah (1 Chrn. 13:6-10; 15:2, 11-15). 4. If this justifies, then must accept…

V. UNITY IN TRUTH (John 17:17-21). DIVINE TRUTHHUMAN THEORY UNITES DIVIDES All Agree: Men Differ: Baptize = Burial (Rom. 6:4). LS – 1 st day (Ax 20:7). Sprinkle? Pour? Any day? Sing (Eph. 5:19). Play?

V. UNITY IN TRUTH (John 17:17-21). DIVINE TRUTHHUMAN THEORY UNITES DIVIDES All Agree: Men Differ: Elders (Ax 14:23). Pope? A pastor? “Christian” (Acts 11:26). Innocent can put away the guilty & remarry (Mt. 19:9). Denominational names? Others remarry?

VI. MISUSES OF SCRIPTURE A. Twist From Proper Meaning (2 Pet. 3:15-17). B. Use A Verse Out Of Context. 1. Judas “hanged himself” (Mt. 27:5). 2. “Go thou & do likewise” (Lk. 10:37). 3. “What thou doest, do thou quickly” (Jn. 13:27). C. Forget The Harmony Of Scriptures. 1. Immediate & remote context (Acts 20:27). 2. “Again it is written…” (Mt. 4:7).

VII. DIRECT OPPOSITION TO SCRIPTURE GOD vs. SATAN If you eat you shall “surely die” (Gen. 2:17) If you eat you shall NOT die (Gen. 3:4) ! Believe & baptized shall be saved (Mark 16:16) Believe & NOT baptized shall be saved! Whoso marries her that is put away commits adultery (Mt. 5:32, 19:9). Whoso marries her that is put away doeth NOT commit adultery…

CONCLUSION A. “Wherefore be not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” (Eph. 5:17). B. “And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” (Col. 3:17). C. “And it shall be, that whosever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21; Luke 6:46; Acts 22:16).