Authority

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Authority
(Mt.2123
25) 23. And when he was come into the temple, the
chief priests and the elders of the people came
unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what
authority doest thou these things? and who gave
thee this authority? 25. The baptism of John,
whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they
reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall
say, From heaven he will say unto us, Why did ye
not then believe him?
Only 2 sources of authority (Divine gt from God)
(human gt from men)
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Authority
English The power to command, enforce laws,
exact obedience, determine, or judge (AHD,
142) Greek (EXOUSIA) Power of rule or
government, the power of one whose will and
commands must be obeyed by others e.g. Matt.
2818 (Vines I89)

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Authority
We Must Have Authority For All We Do!
(Col.317) 17. And whatsoever ye do in word or
deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
To do it in the name of Lord Jesus is to do it
by His authority!
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Authority
We Must Abide Within The Doctrine Of Christ!
(2 John
9) 9. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not
in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that
abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both
the Father and the Son.

To do this we must know how to establish
authority so we can know we are doing heavens
will!
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Authority
Jesus pointed out in (Mt.721)
21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he
that doeth the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
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Authority
How God teaches us today?
1st By Direct statement or positive command!
1. (Col.39) It is wrong to
lie. 2. (Acts 1730) All
must repent. 3. (Heb.1025) Not to forsake the
assembling of the saints.
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Authority
How God teaches us today?
1st By Direct statement or positive command!
2nd By Approved example!
By this we mean the practice of the church in the
New Testament under the apostolic guidance which
the apostles had received from the Lord as they
were guided into all truth. .(Acts 207)
Breaking bread on the first day of the
week.

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Authority
How God teaches us today?
1st By Direct statement or positive command!
2nd By Approved example!
3rd By Necessary Inference!
3rd Necessary Inference
That which is neither expressly stated or do we
have an approved example but is implied. An
inference is a logical conclusion drawn from data
given or premises. It is an unavoidable
conclusion.
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Authority
3rd By Necessary Inference!
1. (Gen.1210 131) Lot went down into Egypt
with
Abram. 10.
And there was a famine in the land and Abram
went down into Egypt to sojourn there for the
famine was grievous in the land. 1. And Abram
went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all
that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
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Authority
I. Two kinds of authority
Specific authority gt the kind of authority
wherein an act is commanded and the method or
means of obeying the command is expressly
specified. Therefore specific authority
excludes human choice for carrying out the
command, other than what is specified.

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Authority
I. Two kinds of authority
Generic authority gt the kind of authority wherein
an act is commanded but the method or means of
obeying the command is not expressly specified.
Therefore generic authority includes human
choice for carrying out the command..

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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Build ark - Gen. 614 Wood Gopher

13. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh
is come before me for the earth is filled with
violence through them and, behold, I will
destroy them with the earth. 14. Make thee an
ark of gopher wood rooms shalt thou make in the
ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with
pitch.
Excludes
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Build ark - Gen. 614 Wood Gopher
Offering Num.192 Animal Red Heifer No Spot No blemish No yoke
2. This is the ordinance of the law which the
LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the
children of Israel, that they bring thee a red
heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and
upon which never came yoke
Excludes
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Parents send child to store and say buy purity 2 white milk! Milk Purity 2 white milk
When you specified purity 2 white milk that
excluded any other type of milk!
Not hard to understand.
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Go Mk.1615 How? Walk, Ride, Sail, Fly Didnt Specify!
15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Praise God with music Eph.519 Col.316 Music Sing
19. Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord 16. 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.
Excludes
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Give to God 1Cor.161-2 Any Day 1st Day of the week (Sunday)
Excludes
1. Now concerning the collection for the saints,
as I have given order to the churches of Galatia,
even so do ye. 2. Upon the first day of the
week let every one of you lay by him in store, as
God hath prospered him, that there be no
gatherings when I come.
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Lords Supper Any Day 1st day of week (Sunday) Acts 207
Excludes
7. And upon the first day of the week, when the
disciples came together to break bread, Paul
preached unto them, ready to depart on the
morrow and continued his speech until midnight.
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Baptize Mt.2818-20 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.64) Element? Water (Jn.323)
19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Baptize Mt.2818-20 Mk.1615-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.64) Element? Water (Jn.323)
15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved but he that believeth not shall be damned.
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Baptize Mt.2818-20 Mk.1615-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.64) Element? Water (Jn.323)
4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so
we also should walk in newness of life.
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Baptize Mt.2818-20 Mk.1615-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.64) Element? Water (Jn.323)
22. After these things came Jesus and his
disciples into the land of Judaea and there he
tarried with them, and baptized. 23. And John
also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim,
because there was much water there and they
came, and were baptized.
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We Must Have Authority For All We Do!
(Col.317) 17. And whatsoever ye do in word or
deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
To do it in the name of Lord Jesus is to do it
by His authority!
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Authority
How God teaches us today?
1st By Direct statement or positive command!
2nd By Approved example!
3rd By Necessary Inference!
3rd Necessary Inference
If We Dont Have One of These 3 Ways Then We
Have No Authority!
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Authority
Command Generic Specific
Baptize Mt.2818-20 Mk.1615-16 Who? P. Believer Why? Salvation How? Burial (Rom.64) Element? Water (Jn.323)
Will You Obey The Command?