BIBLE AUTHORITY

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BIBLE AUTHORITY Charts by Tim Haile
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Appreciating The Need For Bible Authority?
MATTHEW2123-27 By what authoritydoest thou
thesethings, and whogave thee thisauthority?
ACTS 47 By what power, or by what name,have
you donethis?
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Appreciating The Need For Bible Authority?
Jesus Told The Centurion I have not found so
great faith,no, not in Israel (Matthew
810)WHY?
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Appreciating The Need For Bible Authority?
Because Of The Centurions FaithIn Christs
Authority!Matthew 85-10
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What Happens When People Fail To Respect Bible
Authority?
MEN LOOSE WHERE GOD HAS NOT LOOSED
MEN BIND WHERE GOD HAS NOT BOUND
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Disrespect For Authority Leads To Unauthorized
Binding and LoosingAll Binding Loosing Power
Is Gods!
Peter was told, And I will give unto thee the
keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever
thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven (Matthew 1619) All
Apostles were told, Verily I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven (Matthew 1818)
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What Happens When People Fail To Respect Bible
Authority?
Human WisdomPrevails 1 Cor. 125-25Isaiah
652Jer. 1023Prov. 35-6
Human CreedsIncrease 2 Tim. 216-18Matthew
151-9Col. 28, 20-22
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When People Fail To Respect Gods Authority

• Adam and Eve (Gen. 215-17 31-7,24)
• Cain (Gen.43-16)
• Sabbath Breaker (Num. 1532-36)
• Korah, Dathan, Abiram (Num. 16)
• Moses (Num. 207-12)
• Nadab Abihu (Lev. 101-2)
• Uzza (1 Chron. 137-10)
• Uzziah (2 Chron. 2614-21)
• False Worshippers / Errorists (Matt. 722-23)

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BIBLE AUTHORITY
The SCOPE Of Bible Authority
Must Have Authority For ALL That We Believe,
Teach, and Practice
do ALL
IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS (BY HIS AUTHORITY)
In WORD or in DEED
WHATSOEVER you do
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 (COL. 317)
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BIBLE AUTHORITY
The SCOPE Of Bible Authority
Must Have Authority For ALL That We Believe,
Teach, and Practice (Col. 317) IN THESE AREAS
God Has Not LegislatedIn ALL Areas of Human
Activity! HOWEVER, We Must Respect GodIn ALL
Areas Where He HasLegislated!
Deuteronomy 2929

• In things pertaining to life and godliness (2
  Pet. 13)
• In things that pertain to God (Rom. 1517)
• In things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ
  (Acts 2831)

Romans 1518
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BIBLE AUTHORITY
The Source of our Authority

• JESUS HAS ALL AUTHORITY (Matt. 2818)
• Deuteronomy 1818-19 Acts 322-23
• Hebrews 11-3 Hebrews 1225
• Isaiah 2222 Revelation 37 (see also
  Revelation 118)
• Matthew 171-5 Listen to Him (not Moses or
  Elijah)
• John 1244-50 Christs words our standard

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BIBLE AUTHORITY
The Source of our Authority

• JESUS HAS ALL AUTHORITY (Matt. 2818)
• Deuteronomy 1818-19 Acts 322-23
• Hebrews 11-3 Hebrews 1225
• Isaiah 2222 Revelation 37 (see also
  Revelation 118)
• Matthew 171-5 Listen to Him (not Moses or
  Elijah)
• John 1244-50 Christs words our standard

The Apostles Were The Instruments Through Whom
This Authority Would Be Revealed (Matthew
1618-19 1818) John 1426 1526 167-13
1720 their the apostles word1 Cor.
210-16 Eph. 31-5
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BIBLE AUTHORITY
The Source of our Authority
The Apostles Wrote What They Received

• Ephesians 33-4
• 1 Corinthians 1123 153
• 2 Peter 315-16
• 1 Timothy 314
• Galatians 611
• 1 Corinthians 59,11
• 2 John 12

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BIBLE AUTHORITY
The Result ofTheir Work

• A Perfect Guide (Jas. 125)
• An Inspired Guide (2 Timothy 316)
• An Infallible Guide (2 Timothy 316-17 Hebrews
  618)
• An All-Sufficient Guide (2 Timothy 316-17
  Revelation 2218-19 Galatians 18-9)

What thing soever I command you, observe to do
it thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish
from it (Deut. 1232)