1. Four Pillars of Biblical Authority
God is Creator
Christ is King
Holy Spirit is Revealer of God’s mind
Mankind incapable of being own authority

2. How do we know what God wants? Holy Spirit is Revealer of God’s mind.
1 Cor. 2:10-13

3. How Communication Works
Tell
Show
Imply

4. In Action: Acts 10
And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.”

5. In Action: Acts 15 The sequence:
Peter and Paul show how God worked through them to preach to the Gentiles (vv. 7-12)
James quotes Scripture in support (vv ).
James infers what to do next (v. 19).

6. What about the silence of God? Silence is nothing.
But if it cannot “condemn,” neither can it commend.

7. Not everything must be specified to be authorized.
Silent or Unspecified?
Not everything must be specified to be authorized.
General categories lead to specific applications.

8. What if God has indicated what He thinks about His own silence?
The Principle is found throughout Scripture.

9. Gospels (Jesus, John 8:31-32) Epistles (1 Cor 4:6; 1 Tim 6:3-4, 20-21)
The Law (Deut 12:32; 29:29)
History (Josh 1:1-9)
Wisdom (Prov 30:6)
Prophets (Isa 8:19-20)
Gospels (Jesus, John 8:31-32) Epistles (1 Cor 4:6; 1 Tim 6:3-4, 20-21)
Revelation (Rev 22:18-19)

10. Presumption is to be avoided.
The principle is found in the Law, the historical books, wisdom, prophets, Gospels, epistles, and Revelation. We might begin to get the idea that God thinks it’s important!
Presumption is to be avoided.

11. God’s will for you: salvation!
Rather than worry about what God didn’t say, be concerned with what He says and indicates in His revealed will.
God’s will for you: salvation!