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Title: A Study of Authority


1
A Study of Authority
  • The New Hermeneutic

2
What is the New Hermeneutic?
  • The mantra of the day There is no absolute
    truth
  • What is truth is the mantra of the day (the
    doubt)
  • Bible authority is being watered down

3
What is the New Hermeneutic?
  • Hermeneutics the science of interpretation
  • The goal is to determine what the actual meaning
    of a text is
  • Our goal is to return to the old paths
    Jeremiah 616

4
What is the New Hermeneutic?
  • The New Hermeneutic a newer method of
    interpreting and applying scriptures subjectively
  • The old hermeneutics is CENI and objectivity
  • Claims CENI was introduced by Alexander Campbell
    consider this mornings lesson

5
Tenets of the New Hermeneutic?
  • Rejecting NT as a blueprint or pattern
  • Rejecting approved examples and necessary
    inference
  • Accepting silence as permissive
  • New Testament is a set of love letters rather
    than a constitution
  • Using logic and reason are not necessary for
    interpretation (subjective)
  • We should not claim absolute authority

6
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • NO! It DOES matter what we believe
  • God has communicated His will to us Heb.
    11-2, 1 Cor. 212-16, Eph. 31-4We can
    understand it! Matt. 721-23, Jas. 122

7
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • There is a pattern!
  • 2 Tim. 113
  • Hebrews 85 Writers point is to demonstrate how
    important a pattern is to God

8
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • Approved examples and necessary inference are
    approved methods
  • Philippians 317
  • 1 Timothy 116
  • Jesus and apostles used NI

9
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • Is silence a valid form of authority
  • NO!
  • 1 Corinthians 46 2 John 9

10
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • Is the New Testament just a set of love
    letters
  • While all that God has done is based on love, He
    calls for obedience.
  • Hebrews 86 a better covenant
  • Hebrews 21-3, 1224-25
  • How do we love John 1415, 1 John 53

11
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • Should we use an objective standard (logic and
    reason) to establish authority?
  • 2 Tim. 215 rightly divide the word of truth
  • Romans 1617 note those that cause division
  • 2 Thess. 215, Hold the tradition 2 Thess.
    314, note that person

12
Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?
  • Can we absolutely know the truth?
  • Ephesians 33-4 scripture written so that we
    can know
  • Ephesians 517 understand what the will of the
    Lord is
  • John 831-32, you shall know the truth
  • 2 Tim. 314-15, scriptures make you wise unto
    salvation

13
Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong
  • It rejects the importance of patterns in
    scripture
  • Tends to subjectivism anything goes
  • It questions the all sufficiency of scripture
    and leads to confusion

14
Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong
  • It can also lead to immorality and its tolerance
    in the church
  • Where do we stop???
  • It undermines the unity of scripture it
    produces pseudo-unity

15
Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong
  • The purpose of the new hermeneutic to broaden
    the boundaries of scriptural permissiveness
  • In essence when men cannot dismiss the appeals
    of logical Biblical patterns they have to
    introduce a new method of interpretation

16
Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong
  • BUT, it is not really new!
  • It is modernism repackaged!
  • The advocates of the NH, use logic, patterns and
    examples to justify their teaching
  • 2 Peter 218-19

17
In all we do
  • Let us respect Gods pattern!
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