It is important to determine the source of authority.

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Matthew 2123-27

• It is important to determine the source of
  authority.
• Jesus followed established authority.
• In matters of religion there are on two sources
  of authorityhuman or divine.
• Only Divine authority is true authority.

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• I. How Do We Determine Divine Authority?
• It Is Not Determined By Our Ancestors
• It Is Not Determined By Our Conscience
• It Is Not Determined By Majority Rule
• It Is Not Determined By a Religious Organization

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• II. The Bible Is The Standard of All Divine
  Authority (II Timothy 316,17)
• All Scripture Is Given By Inspiration Of God...
  
• Inspiration Of God
• THEOPNEUSTOS (yeñpneustow)
• Literally GodBreathed.

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• II. The Bible Is The Standard of All Divine
  Authority (II Timothy 316,17)
• B. And Is Profitable For...
• 1. Doctrine (What We Say).
• 2. Reproof (What We Ought To Be).
• 3. Correction (How To Get There).
• 4. Instruction In Righteousness (What We Do).

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• II. The Bible Is The Standard of All Divine
  Authority (II Timothy 316,17)
• C. That The Man Of GodMay Be Complete,
  Thoroughly Equipped For Every Good Work.
  Thoroughly To Furnish Perfectly (Thayer,
  p.222).

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• III. How Do We Establish Biblical Authority?
• A. By Examination Of What Is Said.
• 1. Direct Commands. (Ex 2013, 1316 Acts
  418)
• Who Said It? (Luke 221520 John 1249 1248
  Matt 281820 John 1613 I Cor 1437)

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• III. How Do We Establish Biblical Authority?
• A. By Examination Of What Is Said.
• 1. Direct Commands. (Ex 2013, 1316 Acts
  418)
• To Whom Was It Said? (Gen 221,2 Ex 20 Luke
  1820 I Cor 112327)

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• III. How Do We Establish Biblical Authority?
• 2. Approved Examples. (Acts 207)
• a. Is It Approved? (I Cor 112022 1133,34)
• b. Is It Binding? (Acts 207 246 199 Phil
  49 I Tim 315)

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• III. How Do We Establish Biblical Authority?
• 3. Necessary Inferences (Inescapable
  Conclusions). (I Cor. 1120 Acts 207 Phil
  41518I Cor 161,2 Matt. 222932)

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• III. How Do We Establish Biblical Authority?
• B. By Examination Of What Is Not Said In
  Scripture.
• 1. Examples Of The Silence Of God Being Binding.
• Noah Gopherwood. (Gen 61416)
• Moses The Rock. (Num. 20712 Ex.176)

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Authority in ReligionMatthew 2123-27

• III. How Do We Establish Biblical Authority?
• B. By Examination Of What Is Not Said In
  Scripture.
• 2. Inspired Writers Reason From Scriptural
  Silence.
• The Hebrew Writer (Hebrews 116, 1314)
• Paul. (Galatians 316)