Establishing Biblical Authority

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What Does the Bible Say
About...

• Establishing Biblical Authority?

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God Requires Authority

• And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all
  in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
  God and the Father by him.
• Col. 317

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Gods Chain of Authority

• God has all authority
• One God and Father of all, who is above all, and
  through all, and in you all
• (Eph. 46)

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Gods Chain of Authority

• Christ has been given all authority
• And Jesus came up and spoke to them,
  saying, All authority has been given to Me in
  heaven and on earth. 
• (Matt. 2818)
• thou gavest him authority over all flesh
• (John 172)

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Gods Chain of Authority

• Christ sent the Holy Ghost (John. 167-15)
• I will send him unto you
• Christs words revealed (John 1613-15)
• Holy Ghost would guide into all truth
• All truth revealed two ways (John 1426)
• Remembrance of Christs words
• New revelation
• As the spirit gave them utterance Acts 24

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Gods Chain of Authority

• Inspired writers wrote Gods words
• N. T. is Gods commandments (1 Cor. 1437)
• N.T. is our sole authority in doctrine
• Old covenant abolished by Christ (Eph. 214-15)
• O.T. is profitable for our learning (Rom. 154)
• Scripture is sufficient (2 Tim. 316-17)

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Gods Chain of Authority

• God has all authority (Eph. 46)
• God gave Christ all authority
• Christ sent the Holy Ghost
• Apostles inspired to speak Gods word
• Inspired writers revealed Gods word
• The Bible is our sole authority
• The Bible is sufficient to doctrine and practice

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Ascertaining Authority

• Direct Command
• Specific (1 Cor. 162)
• Generic (go preach Mark 1615)
• God approved examples
• Necessary inference
• True expediencies authorized by nature of command
  or example

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Ascertaining Authority

• We must not go beyond what is written
• Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure
  transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes
  that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the
  things which are written that no one of you be
  puffed up for the one against the other. 
• 1 Cor. 46