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Page 1: SPC. First Century Christianity In the Twenty-First Century The Basis Of Authority

SPC

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First Century First Century Christianity In the Christianity In the

Twenty-First Twenty-First CenturyCentury

The Basis Of Authority

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The Basis Of Authority

➡ The Need For Authority

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The Need For Authority

➡ Government

➡ School

➡ Workplace

➡ Home

➡ Church

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The Need For Authority

Lack of Authoritative Lack of Authoritative Preaching Leads to:Preaching Leads to:

Unity in DiversityUnity in Diversity

Core GospelCore Gospel

Distinction between Distinction between the Gospel and the Gospel and

DoctrineDoctrine

Anyone who goes too far and does not abide

in the teaching of Christ, does not have

God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father

and the Son.

2 John 9

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The Basis Of Authority

➡ The Need For Authority

➡ Lack Of Authority Is Punishable

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Lack Of Authority Is Punishable

➡ Nadab and Abihu - Lev 10:1,2

➡ Uzzah - 2 Sam 6:7

➡ King Uzziah - 2 Chr 26:16-18

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The Basis Of Authority

➡ The Need For Authority

➡ Lack Of Authority Is Punishable

➡ Sources Of Authority

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Sources Of AuthorityEldership?Eldership?

Instrumental music?Instrumental music?Partaking of the Partaking of the Lord’s Supper?Lord’s Supper?

Supporting orphan Supporting orphan homes?homes?

Supporting gospel Supporting gospel preachers?preachers?

Sponsoring social Sponsoring social activities?activities?

23By what authority are You doing these

things?...25The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or

from men?

Matthew 21:23-27

I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.

Jeremiah 10:23

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The Basis Of Authority

➡ The Need For Authority

➡ Lack Of Authority Is Punishable

➡ Sources Of Authority

➡ Authority Comes From The Scriptures

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Authority Comes From Scriptures

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable

for teaching, for reproof, for correction,

for training in righteousness; so that

the man of God may be adequate, equipped for

every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16,17

➡ We seek no additional creed - 1 Pt 4:11

➡ The Scriptures provide every good work - 2 Tim 3:17

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“A New Hermeneutic!”

““Part of my problem with Part of my problem with the way we use our the way we use our

hermeneutic to establish hermeneutic to establish examples is we’re examples is we’re

demanding that the New demanding that the New Testament Christians Testament Christians

read the Bible and argue read the Bible and argue when they didn’t have a when they didn’t have a collected canon to use. collected canon to use.

They couldn’t haveThey couldn’t have

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“A New Hermeneutic!”

...pulled Acts 16:2 [sic] ...pulled Acts 16:2 [sic] and Acts 20:7 together. and Acts 20:7 together.

They didn’t have a They didn’t have a collected canon. But we collected canon. But we do that and say we’re do that and say we’re

restoring New Testament restoring New Testament Christianity using an Christianity using an

argument they couldn’t argument they couldn’t have put together...have put together...

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“A New Hermeneutic!”

...this is not the way the ...this is not the way the early Christian even early Christian even

could have argued from could have argued from Scripture.” Scripture.”

Rick Atchley, “Acts As A Rick Atchley, “Acts As A Pattern for the Church Pattern for the Church Today,” Part 3, Searcy, Today,” Part 3, Searcy, AR, Harding University AR, Harding University

Lectures, 1989Lectures, 1989

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“A New Hermeneutic!”

““We cannot equate the We cannot equate the authority of the Bible authority of the Bible

with the authority of God with the authority of God as we can the authority as we can the authority

of Christ and God, for the of Christ and God, for the Bible is an earthen Bible is an earthen

vessel. God is perfect, vessel. God is perfect, infallible, and infinite. infallible, and infinite. The Bible as a human The Bible as a human

product is product is

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“A New Hermeneutic!”

not...If the Bible was not...If the Bible was brought to us by an angel brought to us by an angel

directly from heaven, directly from heaven, having been dictated having been dictated word-for-word by God word-for-word by God

himself, so that its himself, so that its contents would be contents would be

nothing less and nothing nothing less and nothing more than the actual more than the actual

words of God, words of God,

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“A New Hermeneutic!”

then we could equate the then we could equate the authority of the Bible and authority of the Bible and the authority of God. But the authority of God. But

the Bible is clearly not the Bible is clearly not that kind of book.”that kind of book.”

Leroy Garrett, “In What Way Leroy Garrett, “In What Way Is the Bible Authoritative?,” Is the Bible Authoritative?,” Restoration Review, March Restoration Review, March

19871987

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Conclusion

• Scriptural Authority is necessary to establish unity of practice.

• Scriptural Authority recognizes the word of God as God’s revelation to man, revealing His plan of salvation.

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