A Study of Authority

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A Study of Authority

• The New Hermeneutic

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What is the New Hermeneutic?

• The mantra of the day There is no absolute
  truth
• What is truth is the mantra of the day (the
  doubt)
• Bible authority is being watered down

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What is the New Hermeneutic?

• Hermeneutics the science of interpretation
• The goal is to determine what the actual meaning
  of a text is
• Our goal is to return to the old paths
  Jeremiah 616

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What is the New Hermeneutic?

• The New Hermeneutic a newer method of
  interpreting and applying scriptures subjectively
• The old hermeneutics is CENI and objectivity
• Claims CENI was introduced by Alexander Campbell
  consider this mornings lesson

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Tenets of the New Hermeneutic?

• Rejecting NT as a blueprint or pattern
• Rejecting approved examples and necessary
  inference
• Accepting silence as permissive
• New Testament is a set of love letters rather
  than a constitution
• Using logic and reason are not necessary for
  interpretation (subjective)
• We should not claim absolute authority

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• NO! It DOES matter what we believe
• God has communicated His will to us Heb.
  11-2, 1 Cor. 212-16, Eph. 31-4We can
  understand it! Matt. 721-23, Jas. 122

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• There is a pattern!
• 2 Tim. 113
• Hebrews 85 Writers point is to demonstrate how
  important a pattern is to God

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• Approved examples and necessary inference are
  approved methods
• Philippians 317
• 1 Timothy 116
• Jesus and apostles used NI

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• Is silence a valid form of authority
• NO!
• 1 Corinthians 46 2 John 9

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• Is the New Testament just a set of love
  letters
• While all that God has done is based on love, He
  calls for obedience.
• Hebrews 86 a better covenant
• Hebrews 21-3, 1224-25
• How do we love John 1415, 1 John 53

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• Should we use an objective standard (logic and
  reason) to establish authority?
• 2 Tim. 215 rightly divide the word of truth
• Romans 1617 note those that cause division
• 2 Thess. 215, Hold the tradition 2 Thess.
  314, note that person

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Is New Hermeneutic Scriptural?

• Can we absolutely know the truth?
• Ephesians 33-4 scripture written so that we
  can know
• Ephesians 517 understand what the will of the
  Lord is
• John 831-32, you shall know the truth
• 2 Tim. 314-15, scriptures make you wise unto
  salvation

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Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong

• It rejects the importance of patterns in
  scripture
• Tends to subjectivism anything goes
• It questions the all sufficiency of scripture
  and leads to confusion

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Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong

• It can also lead to immorality and its tolerance
  in the church
• Where do we stop???
• It undermines the unity of scripture it
  produces pseudo-unity

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Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong

• The purpose of the new hermeneutic to broaden
  the boundaries of scriptural permissiveness
• In essence when men cannot dismiss the appeals
  of logical Biblical patterns they have to
  introduce a new method of interpretation

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Why New Hermeneutic is Wrong

• BUT, it is not really new!
• It is modernism repackaged!
• The advocates of the NH, use logic, patterns and
  examples to justify their teaching
• 2 Peter 218-19

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In all we do

• Let us respect Gods pattern!