By What Authority Do You Do These Things

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By What Authority Do You Do These Things?
The Sequal
January 11, 2004 pm
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Recap

• We must abide within Christs doctrine
• II John 9 Matt 721-23
• Saying its in His name is not enough
• Cannot turn anywhere except Gods word for
  authority in religion

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Generic and Specific Authority

• Generic Commands Told to do something but leaves
  the how to us
• Specific Commands Told to do something and how
  to do it
• Some things are wrong though not specifically
  condemned some are right though not
  specifically addressed

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Generic and Specific Authority

• Bible Examples
• Noah and the ark (Gen. 614-16)
• The Passover lamb (Exodus 125)

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of
the first year. You may take it from the sheep or
from the goats.
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Generic and Specific Authority

• Bible Examples
• Noah and the ark (Gen. 614-16)
• The Passover lamb (Exodus 125)
• The Great Commission (Matt. 2819-20)

Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all things that I have commanded
you and lo, I am with you always, even to the
end of the age.
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Generic and Specific Authority

• Practical Applications
• Preach the gospel (Matt. 2819-20)
• Singing Instrumental Music (Col. 316)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in
all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Generic and Specific Authority

• Practical Applications
• Preach the gospel (Matt. 2819-20)
• Singing Instrumental Music (Col. 316)
• Assembling on first day of week (Acts 207)

Now on the first day of the week, when the
disciples came together to break bread, Paul,
ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and
continued his message until midnight
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How Authority Is Established

• By Direct Commands or Statements
• Straight teachings on a subject (I Cor. 1437)

If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or
spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things
which I write to you are the commandments of the
Lord.
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How Authority Is Established

• By Direct Commands or Statements
• Positive or negative instruction (I Cor. 1437)
• Bible Examples
• Noah and the ark
• In building the tabernacle (Heb. 85)

Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly
things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he
was about to make the tabernacle. For He said,
See that you make all things according to the
pattern shown you on the mountain
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How Authority Is Established

• By Direct Commands or Statements
• Positive or negative instruction (I Cor. 1437)
• Bible Examples
• Noah and the ark
• In building the tabernacle (Heb. 85)
• Ten Commandments or Sermon on the Mount
• No one questions the authority behind direct
  commands or statements

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How Authority Is Established

• By Direct Commands or Statements
• Positive or negative instruction (I Cor. 1437)
• Applications
• Any instructions in the New Testament
• Instructions on how to become a Christian
• Instructions to sing, pray, teach, etc
• Instructions to flee fornication, not be angry,
  keep from sin, etc

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How Authority Is Established

• Approved Examples
• Recognize anyone seeking Christianity that we
  read in the New Testament
• The majority of what we learn about the local
  church is from examples
• Pauls instruction (Phil. 49)

Whatever you have learned or received or heard
from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And
the God of peace will be with you. (NIV)
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How Authority Is Established

• Approved Examples
• Applications
• Meet on the first day of the week (Acts 207)
• Take up a collection for needs (I Cor. 161-2)

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as
I have given orders to the churches of Galatia,
so you must do also On the first day of the week
let each one of you lay something aside, storing
up as he may prosper, that there be no
collections when I come.
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How Authority Is Established

• Approved Examples
• Applications
• Meet on the first day of the week (Acts 207)
• Take up a collection for needs (I Cor. 161-2)
• Appoint elders (Acts 1423 Titus 15)

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you
should set in order the things that are lacking,
and appoint elders in every city as I commanded
you Titus 15
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How Authority Is Established

• Approved Examples
• Applications
• Meet on the first day of the week (Acts 207)
• Take up a collection for needs (I Cor. 161-2)
• Appoint elders (Acts 1423 Titus 15)
• Fill benevolent needs of world (2 Cor. 8)

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How Authority Is Established

• Necessary Inference
• A forced implication of a verse
• Neither expressly stated or in an example
• Bible Examples
• Jesus arguing for resurrection (Mt. 2229-33)
• Arguing David spoke of Christ (Acts 225-29)
• God teaching Peter about the acceptance of
  Gentiles (Acts 1010-16)

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How Authority Is Established

• Necessary Inference
• A forced implication of a verse
• Neither expressly stated or in an example
• Applications
• Authority for a meetinghouse (I Cor. 1120-22)

Therefore when you come together in one place.
What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink
in?
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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Appropriate for a purpose, an aid (I Cor. 612)

All things are lawful for me, but all things are
not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I
will not be brought under the power of any
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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Appropriate for a purpose, an aid (I Cor. 612)
• Specific aids are not always essential to
  carrying out a command
• The command remains unchanged no matter what
  aid is utilized
• The aid can change with time

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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Bible Examples
• Noah and the ark
• Paul on his missionary journeys
• While every specific aid is not essential,
  often some aid is necessary

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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Things that must characterize the aid
• Must be aiding an authorized practice (Col 317)
• It cannot change the command it is aiding
• For example Instrumental music (Col. 316)
• The aid must be helpful (I Cor. 1023)

All things are lawful for me, but not all things
are helpful all things are lawful for me, but
not all things edify.
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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Things that must characterize the aid
• Must be aiding an authorized practice (Col 317)
• It cannot change the command it is aiding
• For example Instrumental music (Col. 316)
• The aid must be helpful (I Cor. 1023)
• Must not violate ones conscience
• Rom 1423 20-21

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• But he who doubts is condemned if he eats,
  because he does not eat from faith for whatever
  is not from faith is sin. (vs. 23)
• Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of
  food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil
  for the man who eats with offense. It is good
  neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do
  anything by which your brother stumbles or is
  offended or is made weak. (vs. 20-21)

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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Applications
• We use aids whenever we sing (Eph 519)

Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord.
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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Applications
• We use aids whenever we sing (Eph 519)
• We use aids when we assemble (Heb 1025)

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting
one another, and so much the more as you see the
Day approaching.
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The Use of Expediencies

• Expediencies
• Applications
• We use aids whenever we sing (Eph 519)
• We use aids when we assemble (Heb 1025)
• Aids are used in teaching the lost

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Conclusion

• If we have a generic command we can use different
  methods of carrying it out however, if it is
  specific we have no option to it any other way

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Conclusion

• We can establish authority through direct
  statements, necessary inferences, and approved
  examples
• These are binding!

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Conclusion

• Once we establish authority for a work we can use
  aids in carrying that work out.

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Conclusion

• Whatever we do religiously must be done by
  Christs authority! (Col 317)

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in
the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through Him.