2. Basic Lessons in Bible Authority Expediency & Silence Lesson 5

3. Expediency & Silence Expediency What Is Expediency? 1.Expediency pertains to the realm of GENERIC authority. Generic Authority Includes whatever is necessary to carry out a command

4. Two Kinds of Authority Noah’s Ark “Make thee an ark of gopher wood” Generic Authority Includes hammersawtape measure As illustrated by…

5. Expediency & Silence Expediency What Is Expediency? 1.Expediency pertains to the realm of GENERIC authority. 2.An expedient is a suitable, profitable, or advantageous way of carrying out a command.

6. Expediency & Silence Expediency In the Illustration “Make thee an ark of gopher wood” hammersawtape measure EXPEDIENTS

7. Expediency & Silence Expediency How Do We Determine If A Thing Is Expedient? Two Scriptural Guidelines: 1.Must be lawful (1 Cor. 6:12) 2.Must edify (1 Cor. 10:23)

8. Expediency & Silence Expediency Some Examples A baptistry is an expedient to the command to baptize. “baptizing them”

9. Expediency & Silence Expediency Some Examples A classroom is an expedient to the command to teach. “teaching them”

10. Expediency & Silence Expediency Some Examples A meetinghouse is an expedient to the command to assemble. “not forsaking the assembling”

11. Expediency & Silence Expediency What An Expedient Does And Does Not Do It aids the command. It does not add to the command.

12. Expediency & Silence Expediency What An Expedient Does And Does Not Do It supports the command. It does not substitute for the command.

13. Expediency & Silence Expediency What An Expedient Does And Does Not Do It expedites the command. It does not excel the command.

14. Expediency & Silence Silence Silence belongs to the realm of SPECIFIC authority. Specific Authority Excludes

15. Two Kinds of Authority Noah’s Ark “Make thee an ark” Specific Authority Excludes canoerowboatsailboat As illustrated by…

16. Two Kinds of Authority Noah’s Ark “of gopher wood” Specific Authority Excludes pinehickorymaple As illustrated by…

17. Expediency & Silence Silence Is God’s silence permissive? or Is God’s silence prohibitive?

18. Expediency & Silence Silence Examples of Silence 1.Silence about strange fire (Lev. 10:1-2; 16:12) 2.Silence about kings burning incense (Num. 16:36-40; 2 Chr. 26:16-21) 3.Silence about priests from Judah (Heb. 7:14; 8:4; Dt. 21:5)

19. Expediency & Silence Silence Lessons from Silence 1.The statement to do one thing excludes the doing of others 2.The Bible condemns presumptuousness (Num. 15:30-31; Dt. 18:22) 3.We are not to go beyond what is written (Dt. 4:2; 1 Cor. 4:6; 2 Jn. 9).

20. Expediency & Silence Silence The Fellowship Circle – 2 John 9 Doctrine of Christ Hath God Hath Not God Questions to Ask: Is it in the circle or out of the circle? Is it lawful or unlawful? Is it authorized or unauthorized?