God has Spoken

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God has Spoken

• A study of Bible authority (Human
  sources of authority)

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Chain of Authority from Heaven
to Earth
Heaven

• FATHER
• SON
• HOLY SPIRIT
• APOSTLES
• SPOKEN WRITTEN WORD

• All-authoritative word, Jno. 1249-50
• All-authoritative word, Jno. 176-8,14-19
• Given the Holy Spirit (Jno. 1526-27)
• Comforter / the Spirit of truth, 1416-18
• Teach remember all things, 1425-26
• Guide them into all truth, 1612-15
• Revelation, inspiration, confirmation, Eph.
  33-5 Matt. 1020 Mk. 1620
• THE NEW TESTAMENT OF CHRIST

Earth
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Commandments and doctrines of men Colossians
28, 18-23

• Deprive of heavenly reward, 218 (8)
• Deceptive source of knowledge, 218
• Not holding fast to Christgrowth is not from
  God, 219
• Perishable (subject to corruption), 220-22
• False appearances of wisdom, 223
• Fail to conquer the flesh, 223

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• The end justifies the means.
• Do evil that good may come? Rom. 35-8
• You cant argue with success! Rom. 101-3 1
  Sam. 15

It works!
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• Weve always done it this way.
• Mans tradition is not Gods command,
  Mk. 71-13
• Wrong when given binding power (73-4, 8)
• Wrong when nullifies Gods commands (713)

Tradition
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• It doesnt say not to!
• Be content with what has been revealed,
  2 Jno. 9 (Deut. 2929)
• Silence does not give consent, Heb. 712-14
  (Num. 310)

Silence
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• So many cant be wrong!
• The flood, Gen. 65-8
• Two out of millions, Num. 1428-30
• Majority crucified Jesus
• Majority does rule, Matt. 713-14

Numbers
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• If we do the important things right, the rest
  wont matter!
• Rulers, Jno. 1242-43
• One lie, Acts 51-4
• Uzzah, 2 Sam. 66-7 (1 Chrn. 1513-15)
• Did God misunderstand? Ezek. 1821-24

Little things
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• They are doing it and so can we!
• Not content with Gods ways, 1 Sam. 84-7, 19-20
• We wont survive unless we become like the
  churches around us! Rev. 31-3

Keeping up with others
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• It makes me feel good, so it must be right!
• Pleasurable feelings do not justify, Heb. 1125
  Jas. 43 (Prov. 1412 2826)

Emotions
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• Id rather do it wrong than do nothing!
• In what other part of life does that work? 2
  Tim. 25
• Another alternative Do Gods work in Gods
  way, 1 Cor. 1558

Losing touch with reality
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• Every human source of authority puts greater
  value on man than on God and what He says
• New Testament of Christ is our only reliable
  authority (Col. 317 2 Tim. 316-17)

HEAVEN OR MAN?