2. Authority (Mt.21:23; 25) 23. And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 25. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? *Only 2 sources of authority (Divine > from God) (human > from men)

3. Authority English: “The power to command, enforce laws, exact obedience, determine, or judge” (AHD, 142) Greek (EXOUSIA): “Power of rule or government, the power of one whose will and commands must be obeyed by others e.g. Matt. 28:18…” (Vines I:89)

4. Authority (Col.3:17) 17. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. **To do it in the name of Lord Jesus is to do it by His authority! We Must Have Authority For All We Do!

5. Authority (2 John 9) 9. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. We Must Abide Within The Doctrine Of Christ! To do this we must know how to establish authority so we can know we are doing heavens will!

6. Authority 21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Jesus pointed out in (Mt.7:21)

7. Authority 1. (Col.3:9) It is wrong to lie. 2. (Acts 17:30) All must repent. 3. (Heb.10:25) Not to forsake the assembling of the saints. How God teaches us today? 1st: By Direct statement or positive command!

8. Authority By this we mean the practice of the church in the New Testament under the apostolic guidance which the apostles had received from the Lord as they were guided into all truth.. (Acts 20:7) Breaking bread on the first day of the week. 1st: By Direct statement or positive command! 2nd: By Approved example! How God teaches us today?

9. Authority That which is neither expressly stated or do we have an approved example but is implied. An inference is a logical conclusion drawn from data given or premises. It is an unavoidable conclusion. 1st: By Direct statement or positive command! 2nd: By Approved example! 3rd: Necessary Inference 3rd: By Necessary Inference! How God teaches us today?

10. Authority 1. (Gen.12:10; 13:1) Lot went down into Egypt with Abram. 10. And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 1. And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 3rd: By Necessary Inference!

11. Authority Specific authority > the kind of authority wherein an act is commanded and the method or means of obeying the command is expressly specified. Therefore specific authority excludes human choice for carrying out the command, other than what is specified. I. Two kinds of authority:

12. Authority Generic authority > the kind of authority wherein an act is commanded but the method or means of obeying the command is not expressly specified. Therefore generic authority includes human choice for carrying out the command.. I. Two kinds of authority:

13. Authority 13. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. CommandGenericSpecific Build ark - Gen. 6:14WoodGopher Excludes

14. Authority 2. This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: CommandGenericSpecific Build ark - Gen. 6:14WoodGopher Offering – Num.19:2Animal Red Heifer No Spot No blemish No yoke Excludes

15. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Parents send child to store and say buy purity 2% white milk! Milk Purity 2% white milk When you specified purity 2% white milk that excluded any other type of milk! Not hard to understand.

16. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Go – Mk.16:15 How? Walk, Ride, Sail, Fly Didn’t Specify! 15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

17. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Praise God with music Eph.5:19 – Col.3:16 MusicSing 19. Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Excludes

18. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Give to God 1Cor.16:1-2 Any Day 1 st Day of the week (Sunday) 1. Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 2. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Excludes

19. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Lord’s SupperAny Day 1 st day of week (Sunday) Acts 20:7 7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. Excludes

20. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Baptize – Mt.28:18-20 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.6:4) Element? Water (Jn.3:23) 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

21. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Baptize – Mt.28:18-20 Mk.16:15-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.6:4) Element? Water (Jn.3:23) 15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

22. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Baptize – Mt.28:18-20 Mk.16:15-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.6:4) Element? Water (Jn.3:23) 4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

23. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Baptize – Mt.28:18-20 Mk.16:15-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.6:4) Element? Water (Jn.3:23) 22. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24. Authority (Col.3:17) 17. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. **To do it in the name of Lord Jesus is to do it by His authority! We Must Have Authority For All We Do!

25. Authority *If We Don’t Have One of These 3 Ways Then We Have No Authority! 1st: By Direct statement or positive command! 2nd: By Approved example! 3rd: Necessary Inference 3rd: By Necessary Inference! How God teaches us today?

26. Authority CommandGenericSpecific Baptize – Mt.28:18-20 Mk.16:15-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.6:4) Element? Water (Jn.3:23) Will You Obey The Command?