DRILLING BIBLE BASICS

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DRILLING BIBLE BASICS

• APPLYING BIBLE AUTHORITY

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The Need for Authority

• And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in
  the name of the Lord (Colossians 317)
• Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall
  enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the
  will of My Father in heaven (Matthew 721)

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Establishing Authority

• Statements of Fact
• Commands (Acts 15)
• Approved Examples
• Necessary Inferences
• Are we willing to apply this authority?

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Biblical Examples of Applied Divine Authority

• Noah Building the Ark (Gen. 614-16)
• Direct command for specific use of gopher wood
  and dimensions
• Any other wood or dimensions excluded by divine
  authority
• How he built (tools, time of day) was left
  generic whatever expedient (best method)

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Biblical Examples of Applied Divine Authority

• Uzziah Burning Incense (2 Chron. 2616-20)
• Uzziah trespassed because he did what he had no
  authority to do (see Ex. 307-9)
• Cannot change what God says for another good
  work or special circumstances

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We Must Apply Authority

• By those who come near Me I must be regarded as
  holy and before all the people I must be
  glorified (Leviticus 103)

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How We Apply Bible Authority Today

• Lords Supper
• What?
• Meaning?
• When?
• Why?
• Answers can either come from divine or human
  wisdom

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Understanding the Lords Supper

• Why?
• Delivered Command Take, eatin remembrance of
  Me (1 Cor. 1123-24)
• What? Meaning?
• Statement of Fact Bread This is My body
  Fruit of the Vine This is My blood Remember
  Jesus death (1 Cor. 1124-26 Matt. 2626-28)

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Understanding the Lords Supper

• When?
• Approved Example First Day of the Week (Acts
  207) Practiced by apostolic authority (cf. Acts
  242) No authority for any other day
• How Often?
• Necessary Inference each time there is a first
  day of the week (every week) by what authority
  are we not to partake on a first day of the week?

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Missionary Society

• Local churches polling funds in a central agency
  to use in missionary work

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Missionary Society

• Arose from misunderstanding that universal church
  is composed of local churches

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Missionary Society

• Unauthorized human organization supported by
  churches to do the work of local churches
• Precursor to present institutionalism

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Sponsoring Church Arrangement

• Local churches pooling money into one church to
  sponsor radio/TV programs or support of preacher

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Sponsoring Church Arrangement

• Violates elders oversight (1 Pet. 52) and local
  church autonomy (2 Cor. 118-9)

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Social Gospel

• Local churches involved in the recreation (ball
  teams, gyms) and restaurant (kitchens, social
  halls) business
• No authority that this is the work of the church
  that Christ died for
• Churchs work is spiritual evangelism of the
  lost, benevolence and edification of saints

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Mechanical Instrumental Music

• Music in worship specified singing, making
  melody in the heart (Eph. 519)
• Playing mechanical instruments excluded (not
  commanded, exemplified, or inferred)

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Speak where the Bible Speaks!

• If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles
  of God (1 Peter 411)
• Let us not add to His words!

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