1. Silence of the Scriptures

2.  “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” (II Corinthians 13:5)  “test everything; hold fast what is good” (I Thessalonians 5:20-21)  “test the spirits to see whether they are from God” (I John 4:1)

3.  Contrast: Bereans Vs Galatians  “You are turning to a different gospel” (Galatians 1:6-8)  “Examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:10-11)

4.  Transporting the Ark of the Covenant  God’s idea  Carried by poles (Exodus 25:10-15)  Carried by Levites (Deuteronomy 10:8)  David’s idea  Carried on an ox cart (II Samuel 6:1-10)  Let’s try God’s way (I Chronicles 15:1-15)

5.  Worshipping God  God’s ideas  At the temple in Jerusalem (Deut. 12:5-7; II Chron. 7:12, 16)  Levitical priests (Exodus 28:1; 40:12-15; Hebrews 7:14)  Feasts in 1 st, 3 rd, and 7 th months (Leviticus 23)  Jeroboam’s ideas  At the golden calves in Dan & Bethel (I Kings 12:26-30)  Non-Levitical priests (I Kings 12:31)  Feast in the 8 th month (I Kings 12:32-36)

6.  Worship practices  God’s ideas  No other gods (Exodus 20:3)  No child sacrifice (Leviticus 18:21; 20:1-5)  Judah’s ideas  Molech & child sacrifice (Jeremiah 7:30-34; 32:34-35)

7.  Warnings throughout the Bible  Do not add to or take away from God’s word (Deut. 12:32; Prov. 30:5-6; Rev. 22:18-19)  Do not turn to the right hand or to the left (Deuteronomy 5:32; II Timothy 4:4)  Be careful to do all that he’s commanded (Joshua 1:7-8; Ephesians 5:15)  Do not to go beyond what is written (I Corinthians 4:6)

8.  Song service  God’s ideas  Sing songs, hymns, spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; I Corinthians 14:15)  Man’s ideas  Play instruments  Clap  Dance  Whistle  Yodel

9.  Use of the collection money  God’s ideas  Supporting preachers & helping needy saints (I Corinthians 9; Romans 15:26; I Timothy 5)  Sent directly to those in need (Acts 11:27-30; I Corinthians 16:1-3)  Man’s ideas  Help needy of the world  Supporting human organizations  Sent to overseeing churches or other organizations

10.  Walking in the truth (II John 1:4)  Abiding in the teaching (II John 1:9)  The test:  Ask, “Is that God’s idea?”

11. Silence of the Scriptures