BIBLICAL AUTHORITY

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BIBLICAL AUTHORITY
"Applying the Principles" Text Acts 15
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The Scriptural Dilemma

• Circumcision was commanded by God
• Circumcision was a sign of faithfulness
• Circumcision had been practiced for thousands of
  years
• Circumcision was a matter of salvation to many
  Christians - Acts 151
• The issue lead to a huge dispute - Acts 152, 7

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• Principles of Authority
• Necessary inference - Acts 157-11
• Approved (apostle) example - Acts 1512
• Direct statements/commands - Acts 1513-21
• Respect for scriptural silence - 1524

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• Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
• Necessary inference - Acts 236-38 2216
  1633 Romans 63-7
• Approved example - Acts 813 36-38 1615
• Direct statements/commands - Matt 2818-20
  Mark 1615-16 Acts 238 2216 1 Pet 321
• Respect for scriptural silence - "Sinners
  prayer" not in Scripture

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• Is the Lord's Supper Necessary?
• Necessary inference - Acts 242 207 - "first
  day of the week" 1 Cor 161-2
• Approved example - Acts 207
• Direct statements/commands - 1 Cor 1123-29
• Respect for scriptural silence - No mention of
  monthly or annual observance

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• Can the "church treasury" be used to support
  those "outside" the church?
• Necessary inference - 1 Timothy 59-13
• Approved example - Acts 244 432 Acts 11
  2 Cor 89
• Direct statements/commands - 2 Cor 91-6
• Respect for scriptural silence - No mention of
  supporting non-believers
• Note James 127 Gal 610 make this
  an individual responsibility!!!

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• The "church" teaches but "it" does not do it for
  you! (Eph 412)
• Family responsibilities - Eph 522-64
• Community responsibilities - Lk 1033 Gal 610
  James 127 Col 45 Rom 131-7
• Occupation responsibilities - Eph 45-9
• Evangelistic responsibilities - Acts 81-2
• Teaching responsibilities - Deut 6 Titus 24
• Servitude responsibilities - Jm 127 2 Tim 618
• Salvation responsibilities - Phil 212

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• God's Word is the ONLY Guide
• 1. Jesus spoke as He was directed by God - John
  1249-50
• 2. Holy Spirit speaks as He hears from God -
  John 1613
• 3. All Scripture is sufficient - John 1613-14
  2 Peter 13, 19-21 Jude 3
• 4. Do not add to Gods word 2 John 9-11
  Proverbs 305-6
• 5. Faith comes by hearing the word of God -
  Romans 1017
• 6. We can only speak the oracles of God - 1 Peter
  411
• 7. We must respect the written word - 1
  Corinthians 46