the undeniable standard - part 3 -

The Undeniable Standard- Part 3 -

Are we Are we reallreally y sure God sure God

intendedintended for us for us to have an to have an inspiredinspired, , infallibleinfallible, ,

inerrantinerrant standard standard in our handsin our hands??

Since God Since God DIDDID promise to give promise to give us an inspired, us an inspired,

infallible, infallible, inerrant inerrant

standard; standard; where where is itis it??

Where are we Where are we going…going…

where have where have we been?we been?

PPhiladelphia hiladelphia SSubscribedubscribed

• Revelation 3:8 I know <eido> thy <sou> works <ergon>: behold

<idou>, I have set <didomi> before <enopion> thee <sou> an open

<anoigo> door <thura>, and <kai> no man <oudeis> can <dunamai>

shut <kleio> it <autos>: for <hoti> thou hast <echo> a little <mikros> strength <dunamis>, and <kai>

hast kept <tereo>kept <tereo> my <mou> word <logos>, and

<kai> hast <arneomai> not <ou> denied <arneomai> my <mou> name

<onoma>.

• Jude 1:1 Jude <Ioudas>, the servant <doulos> of Jesus

<Iesous> Christ <Christos>, and <de> brother <adelphos> of

James <Iakobos>, to them that are sanctified <hagiazo> by

<en> God <theos> the Father <pater>, and <kai> preserved preserved

<tereo> <tereo> in Jesus <Iesous> Christ <Christos>, and called

<kletos>:

•Psalms 12:6-7Psalms 12:6-7 – “ – “The The words of the LORD are pure words of the LORD are pure wordswords: as silver tried in a : as silver tried in a

furnace of earth, furnace of earth, purified purified seven timesseven times. Thou shalt . Thou shalt keep keep themthem, O LORD, , O LORD, thou thou shalt preserve them shalt preserve them from this generation from this generation for for

everever”.”.

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Church history is nothing Church history is nothing more than the movement more than the movement of Godof God through the course through the course

of timeof time, , nationsnations, , and and peoplepeople to accomplish His to accomplish His

three-fold plan for the three-fold plan for the universeuniverse, the , the earthearth, and , and your lifeyour life…… ANDAND it is the it is the movement of the devil movement of the devil through the course ofthrough the course of timetime, , nationsnations, and , and our our

liveslives to to countercounter, , counterfeitcounterfeit, and/or , and/or

confoundconfound God’s three-fold God’s three-fold plan.plan.

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The Father of the Attack

• Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, heart, I willI will ascendascend intointo heaven, heaven, I I

will exaltwill exalt my throne above the stars my throne above the stars of God: of God: I will sit I will sit also upon the also upon the

mount of the congregation, in the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: sides of the north: I will ascendI will ascend aboveabove the heights of the clouds; the heights of the clouds; I I

will be like will be like the most High.the most High.

•Revelation 12:9Revelation 12:9 – “And the – “And the great great dragondragon was cast out, was cast out, that old that old serpentserpent, called the , called the

DevilDevil, and , and SatanSatan, which , which deceiveth the whole world: deceiveth the whole world:

he was cast out into the he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were earth, and his angels were

cast out with him.”cast out with him.”

• Mark 4:26Mark 4:26 – “And he said, So is – “And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man the kingdom of God, as if a man

should cast should cast seed into the seed into the groundground””

• Luke 8:11Luke 8:11 – “Now the parable is – “Now the parable is this: this: The seed is the word of The seed is the word of

GodGod.”.”• Matthew 13:38Matthew 13:38 – “ – “The field is The field is

the worldthe world; the good seed are ; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the the tares are the children of the

wicked one”wicked one”

The Father of the Attack

• Jude 1:3 – “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for it was needful for me to write unto youme to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should

earnestlyearnestly contendcontend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”

Romans 10:17Romans 10:17 – – “So then “So then faith faith cometh bycometh by

hearinghearing, and , and hearinghearing by the by the word of Godword of God.”.”

11stst He tries to get her to

questionquestion God’s Word 22ndnd He

contradictedcontradicted God’s Word

33rdrd He reinterpreted reinterpreted

(changes)(changes) God’s Word HIS APPROACH

WAS RELIGION!

• Psalms 138:2– “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy

lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast for thou hast magnified thy wordmagnified thy word above all thy nameabove all thy name.”

Matthew

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with was with God, and the Word waswas God.”• John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and and

dwelt among usdwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as ofas of the only begotten of the Fatherof the Father,) full of

grace and truth.”

• (KJV) 1 John 5:7 – “For there are threethere are three

that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Father, the Word, and the the Word, and the

Holy GhostHoly Ghost: and these three are one.”

The Fruit of the Attack

• Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen Isaiah 14:12-14 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, heart, I willI will ascendascend intointo heaven, heaven, I I

will exaltwill exalt my throne above the stars my throne above the stars

of God: of God: I will sit I will sit also also upon the upon the mount mount of the congregation, in the of the congregation, in the

sides of the north: sides of the north: I will ascendI will ascend aboveabove the heights of the clouds; the heights of the clouds; I I

will be like will be like the most High.the most High.

Psalms 48:1-2 Psalms 48:1-2

““Great is the LORD, and Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the greatly to be praised in the

city of our God, city of our God, in the in the mountain of his holiness.mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount of the whole earth, is mount

Zion, on the sides of the Zion, on the sides of the north, north, the city of the great the city of the great

KingKing.”.”

The Faces of the Attack

Job 41:12-14 – “ I will not conceal his

parts, nor his power, nor his comely

proportion. Who can discover the

face of his garment? or who

can come to him with his double bridle? Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are

terrible round about.”

False “Jehovah False “Jehovah Witnesses”Witnesses”

“Without ‘Studies in the Scripture’ one could never see the divine plan in studying the Bible

by itself…even after reading ‘Studies in the Scriptures’ for 10 years, if one stopped

reading it and went to ‘ the Bible’ alonethe Bible’ alone, within 2 years he would revert back into

darkness”

False “Jehovah False “Jehovah Witnesses”Witnesses”

The Watchtower condemns those who: “Say that it is sufficient to read the Bible

exclusively, either alone or in a small group at home… Through such “Bible reading”, they

have reverted back to the apostate doctrines that commentaries by Christendom’s clergy

were teaching 100 years ago”

False False “Jehovah “Jehovah

Witnesses”Witnesses”

The MormonsThe Mormons

“We believe that God is as willing today as he ever has been to reveal his mind and will to

man, and that he does so through his appointed servants, prophets, seers, and

revelators- invested through ordination with the authority of the holy priesthood…


… We rely therefore on the teaching of the living oracles of

God as of equal validity as of equal validity with the doctrines of the written word.” - Mormon Apostle

James Talmage, Article of FaithArticle of Faith


“In addition to the 4 books of scripture: The Book of Mormon, The Doctrines and

Covenants, The Pearl of Great Price, and The Bible; the inspired words the inspired words of our living

prophets become scripture to us. Their words come to us through conferences, church

publications, and instructions to local priesthood leaders.”


“Brother Brigham took the stand and took the Bible, and laid it down and he took the Book of Doctrines and Covenants, and laid it down before him, and he said: ‘There is the written

word of God to us, concerning the work of God from the beginning of the world, almost,

to our day. …


“And now”, said he, “when compared with the living oracles those books are nothing to me; those books do not convey the word of God

directly to us now, as do the words of a prophet ot a man bearing the holy priesthood in our day and generation. I would rather have

the living oracles than all the writing in the books”...

“When he was through, Brother Joseph said to the congregation: “Brother Brigham has told

you the word of the Lord, and he has told you the truth”.- 14 Fundamentals in Following the

Prophets

“That all should receive with equal reverence the books of the Old and New Testaments, andand the

traditions concerning faith and manners, as proceeding from the mouth of Christ, or

inspired by the Holy Spirit, andand preserved in the Catholic Church; and that whosoever

knowingly, and of deliberate purpose, despised traditionstraditions, should be anathema”

Roman Roman CatholicisCatholicis

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An Edict was passed in An Edict was passed in 380 A.D. stating:380 A.D. stating:

““We order those who We order those who follow this doctrine to follow this doctrine to

receive the title of receive the title of Catholic ChristiansCatholic Christians,… ,…


“…“…, , but others we but others we judge to be judge to be mad mad and and ravingraving and worthy of and worthy of incurring the incurring the disgracedisgrace

of of heretical heretical teachingteaching…”…”


“…“…, , nor are nor are their their assembliesassemblies to receive to receive

the name of the name of the the churcheschurches. …”. …”


“… “… ..They are to be They are to be punishedpunished not only by not only by Divine retributionDivine retribution but but

also also by our by our own own measuresmeasures, which , which we have we have

decideddecided in accordance in accordance with Divine inspirationwith Divine inspiration.”.”

The Catholic Church holds that “the Word of God in general, both written and unwritten, - in in other words, the Bible and tradition taken other words, the Bible and tradition taken togethertogether, - constitute the rule of faith, or

method appointed by Christ for finding out the true religion”.- Milner’s End of Controversy-

1827


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“No one confiding in his own judgment shall dare to wrest the sacred Scripture to his own sense of them, contrary to that which hath been held, and is still held, by holy Mother

Church, whose right it is to judge of the true whose right it is to judge of the true meaning and interpretation of the sacred meaning and interpretation of the sacred

writwrit”.- Council Trid- Session 3


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•2 Peter 1:20 2 Peter 1:20 “Knowing this first, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of that no prophecy of the scripture is of the scripture is of

any private any private interpretation.”interpretation.”

•2 Peter 3:182 Peter 3:18 – “But – “But grow in grace, and grow in grace, and in the knowledge in the knowledge of our Lord and of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Saviour Jesus

ChristChrist. To him be . To him be glory both now and glory both now and

for ever. Amen.”for ever. Amen.”

• Cardinal Hosius who was appointed president of the Council of Trent, declared, “That were

it not for the authority of the church, Scriptures would have no

more weight than the fables of Aesop”


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“Christ did not intend that mankind in general should

learn his religion from a book” - Milner’s End of Controversy


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Romans 15:4 – “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were

written for our learning, that we

through patience and comfort of the scriptures comfort of the scriptures

might havemight have hope.”

John 20:30-31 – “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this

book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the

Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have

life through his name.”

“If God commands me under pain of eternal damnation to believe all that He has taught, He is bound to give me the means to know what He has

taught. And the means that God gives me must have been at all times within the reach of all

people, must be adapted to the capacities of all intellects, must be an infallible means to us, so that

if a man makes use of it he will be brought to a knowledge of all the truths that God has taught….


mm• Father Arnold DamenFather Arnold Damen

…Has God given us such means? "Yes," say my Protestant friends, "He has." And so says the

Catholic. God has given us such means. What is the What is the means God has given us whereby we shall learn means God has given us whereby we shall learn the truth that God has revealedthe truth that God has revealed? "The Bible," say my Protestant friends, "the Bible, the whole of the Bible, and nothing but the Bible." But we Catholics

say, "No, not the Bible and its private interpretation, but the Church of the Living God.”



““This catechism is This catechism is offered to every offered to every

individual who wants individual who wants to know what the to know what the Catholic Church Catholic Church

believes”.believes”.

Pope John Paul II: Pope John Paul II: Introduction “Introduction “Catechism of Catechism of

the Catholic Churchthe Catholic Church”:”:

““The task of interpreting The task of interpreting the Word of God the Word of God

authentically has been authentically has been entrusted entrusted solelysolely to the to the

Magisterium of the Magisterium of the ChurchChurch, that is, , that is, to the to the

PopePope and and to the Bishopsto the Bishops in communion with himin communion with him””

Article 100 of the CatechismArticle 100 of the Catechism::

The Second Vatican The Second Vatican Council’s Decree on Council’s Decree on

Ecumenism explains:Ecumenism explains:““For it is through Christ’s For it is through Christ’s

Catholic Church Catholic Church alonealone, , which is the universal which is the universal help toward salvationhelp toward salvation, , that the full means of that the full means of

salvation can be salvation can be obtained”.obtained”.

“Many fundamentalists do exactly the same thing (as Pharisees) today about the works of the

Spirit. They take the Word of God and chisel at a practice or a ministry or a flow, without

recognizing it’s God moving. Not recognizing that God is bigger than His written word”.

• 1 John 4:11 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every Beloved, believe not every spirit, but spirit, but try the spirits whether try the spirits whether

they are of Godthey are of God: because many false : because many false prophets are gone out into the world.prophets are gone out into the world.

• Matthew 24:4Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and And Jesus answered and said unto them, said unto them, Take heed that no Take heed that no

man deceive youman deceive you..• 1 Thessalonians 5:211 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all thingsProve all things; ;

hold fast that which is goodhold fast that which is good..• 2 Timothy 1:132 Timothy 1:13 - -Hold fast the form of Hold fast the form of

sound wordssound words, which thou hast heard of , which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ me, in faith and love which is in Christ

Jesus.Jesus.

“Supernatural experiences could contradict God’s Word and still be and still be

from the Lord.”- John Goodwin from Vineyard Pastor, Healing,

Sign and Wonders and Church Growth Conference

“All that is in the Bible is truth, but not all truth is

in the Bible.”- Vineyard Leadership Conference 1983

“Calvaryites are sometimes a little too heavily oriented to the written word. I know that

sounds a little dangerous, but frankly they’re pharisaical in their allegience to the Bible. They

have very little life, and growth, and spontaneity in their innards. Sometimes they’re

very rigid and can’t receive much from the Lord”. – Church Planting Seminar

“Know more personally the God who exists both beyond and within the

boundaries of well-defined doctrinal systems”.

- Vineyard Ministries International

• Romans 16:17-Romans 16:17- “Now I beseech you, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause brethren, mark them which cause

divisions and offences contrary to the divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learneddoctrine which ye have learned; and ; and

avoid them.”avoid them.”• John 15:26 “But when the Comforter is John 15:26 “But when the Comforter is

come, whom I will send unto you from come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the the Father, even the Spirit of truthSpirit of truth, , which proceedeth from the Father, which proceedeth from the Father, he he

shall testify of meshall testify of me””

• John 17:17 “Sanctify them through thy John 17:17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: truth: thy word is truththy word is truth.”.”

•Titus 1:9Titus 1:9 – “Holding fast – “Holding fast the faithful word as he the faithful word as he hath been taught, that hath been taught, that

he may be able he may be able by by sound doctrine sound doctrine both both

to exhort and to to exhort and to convince the convince the gainsayersgainsayers.”.”

“These spiritual phenomena are manifestations of the spirit’s presence on the person. By

observing them, you can begin to see what the spirit is doing in and through the person. We do

not have an explanation for all the various manifestations, but the manifestations to look

for are:

“Hot flashes and stiffness in certain body parts, tingly sensations, trembling and shaking,

falling down under the power of the spirit, strong electrical current, ripples on the skin, movement under the skin, radiance on the

face, heavy breathing, moaning and groaning, and falling into a trance”.

“An expositor, who deserves the name expositor, is one who teaches his audience the

meaning of the text intended by its author, understood by its original recipients”…

Robert L. Thomas – Robert L. Thomas – Professor of N.T. Professor of N.T.

The Master’s SeminaryThe Master’s Seminary

“Because the original languages of the O.T. and N.T. and other technical data are inaccessible to

almost everyone in an average congregation then precise and detailed interpretation of

scripture will also be inaccessible”

Robert L. Thomas – Robert L. Thomas – Professor of N.T. Professor of N.T.

The Master’s SeminaryThe Master’s Seminary

“No one confiding in his own judgment shall dare to wrest the sacred Scripture to his own sense of them, contrary to that which hath been held, and is still held, by holy Mother

Church, whose right it is to judge of the true whose right it is to judge of the true meaning and interpretation of the sacred meaning and interpretation of the sacred

writwrit”.- Council Trid- Session 3


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“If the Book be not infallible, where shall we find infallibility? We have given up the Pope, for he has blundered often and terribly; but we shall not set up instead of him a horde of popelings fresh from college. Are these correctors of Scriptures infallible? Is it certain that our Bibles are not right, but that the critics must be so?...”

“Rexella and I were involved in a massive traffic accident in Brussels, Belgium, and

Rexella…lay dying on the street… I will never forget praying over Rexella’s lifeless body on the street, begging the Lord not

to take her home. …

… Little did I know that at that very moment, Rexella was watching me from outside of her body…and also watching her guardian angel at work in that very

moment!”

• Jude 1:3 – “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for it was needful for me to write unto youme to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should

earnestlyearnestly contendcontend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”

“One cannot have God for his Father, who will not have the Church for his Mother, and likewise, one cannot have the Word of God for his faith who will

not have the Church for his teacher. It is the infallible teaching authority of the Church, as

promised by Christ, which alone preserves God's Word from erroneous

interpretation.”



The FactsFacts of the Attack

Does the Does the Bible teach Bible teach

that Scripture that Scripture alone is our alone is our

solesole authorityauthority??

Romans 15:4 – “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were

written for our learning, that we

through patience and comfort of the scriptures comfort of the scriptures

might havemight have hope.”

John 20:30-31 – “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this

book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the

Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have

life through his name.”

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