The New Hermeneutics

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The New Hermeneutics

• Certain Departure from God

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Essentials to CorrectBible Understanding

• God has spoken to all people through Christ
• The authority of Christ is expressed in the words
  of the New Testament
• The New Testament is the pattern of truth to
  which we must hold fast

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The Bible Pattern

• Divine pattern exists which we must hold fast,
  Exo. 258-9 2 Tim. 113
• When departure takes place, restoration is
  necessary, Jer. 619, 10-15, 16-17

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Restoration and Bible Interpretation

• Old Pattern to follow keep Constant
  objective, Acts 15 Col. 317 2 Tim. 1 13
  316-17
• New Truth adjusts to cultural shifts adapts
  to the times to survive, etc.
• Restoration implies a pattern to apply to arrive
  at the original intent design 2 Tim. 215 2
  Pet. 316

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Departure from Pattern Destroys Relationship with
God His People

• Word establishes fellowship, 1 Jno. 11-7
• Departure from the faith implies a pattern to
  stand in, 1 Tim. 41-3 (315 45, 6)
• Departure disrupts fellowship, 2 Jno. 9-11
• Answer Restoration by returning to Gods
  pattern, Isa. 14-6, 10, 16-20 Jer. 616 Mal.
  37 44-6

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Each Step Away from Gods Word Leads to Further
Departure

• Apostasy possesses a lawless spirit that knows no
  stopping place, 2 Tim. 216-18 313-17
• Gradual yet sure, Jgs. 210 2125 2 Ths. 27
• Departures include (Acts 2027, 29-30)
• Plan of of salvation
• Acceptable worship
• Organization of the church
• Work of the church

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Apostasy Away from the Bible Pattern is
Advanced by

• Twisting Scripture in order to claim Bible
  authority for what is taught or practiced, 2 Pet.
  316-17 (cf. 2 Ths. 21-2)
• Claiming we do not need Bible authority for what
  is taught or practiced (ignore the pattern), Col.
  317 (Heb. 714 Acts 1524)

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RestorationReturn to Gods Way

• Restoration requires
• Understanding what the Bible teaches, 1
  Tim. 15-7 Jno. 832
• Grow by learning obeying it, Acts 830-31 2
  Tim. 215 2 Pet. 318
• Willingness to abide in Bible teaching, 1
  Cor. 46 (1 Tim. 41) Lk. 88, 18

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Restoration Illustrated Josiah2 Chrn. 3414,
19-21, 30-33

• Restoration
• Worship, feasts purged land of idols
• Used the book of the law (2 Kgs. 23 24-25)
• Jeremiah called for return to ancient paths, Jer.
  1815 616-17 (Gal. 16-10)
• People only pretended to return to God,
  Jer. 310 414

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Cycles of ApostasyJudges 210 Hosea 46
811-132 Ths. 23 1 Tim. 41

• Remedy Restoration to old paths
• Know obey Gods word through repentance of
  sins, Isa. 118-20
• To do so we must properly handle and then obey
  Gods word, 2 Tim. 2 15