I. TRUE AUTHORITY IS FROM GOD A. God to Christ (Mt. 28:18; Jn 5:22-23). B. Christ by the Holy Spirit to apostles

(John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 1:2). C. The N.T. Scriptures

(Eph. 3:3-5;2 Pet. 3:16; 1 Tim. 5:18; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Cor. 4:6; 14:37; Col. 3:17).

II. HOW IS AUTHORITY EXPRESSED? TWO ASPECTS

General – “Go” (Mark. 16:15)

Command (Mt. 28:20)

IN THREE WAYS

Specific – “Gospel” (Mark. 16:15)

Approved Example (John 13:15)

Necessary Inference (Mt. 22:32)

III. WHEN GOD IS SPECIFIC… GENERAL SPECIFIC EXCLUDES “Wood”

“Get Wet”

“Gopher Wood” (Gen. 6:14)“Immerse” (Acts 8:38-39)

All Other Woods

All Other Actions

Some General Stateme

nt of Purpose

“To Be Saved” (Mk. 16:16)

All Other Purposes

III. WHEN GOD IS SPECIFIC… GENERAL SPECIFIC EXCLUDES “Music”

“Divorced

People”

“Sing” (Eph. 5:19)

“Innocent Can Put Away

Guilty & THEN Remarry” (Mt.

19:9).

Excludes All Other Kinds Of MusicExcludes All Other Divorced People

Allows Choices

Narrows Choices

Excludes All Others Of That

Category

IV. ARGUMENTS USED TO JUSTIFY A. “Where Does The Bible Say Not To?” 1. (Mt. 28:20; Acts 15:24; 2 John 9).

2. Where Does The Bible Say Not To:

Burn Incense? Xmas, Easter? Infant Baptism?

Pope, Pastor? Church winery?

Abortion? Homo. Marriage? Coke, twinkies in LS? Church Gym?

Where Will It Stop???

IV. ARGUMENTS USED TO JUSTIFY B. “I See No Harm In It.” 1. (Prov. 14:12; Jer. 10:23; Is. 55:8-9).

2. Nadab & Abihu (Lev. 10:1-3).

Burn Incense? Xmas, Easter? Infant Baptism?

Pope, Pastor? Church winery?

Abortion? Homo. Marriage? Coke, twinkies in LS? Church Gym?

Where Will It Stop???

3. Uzzah (1 Chrn. 13:6-10; 15:2, 11-15). 4. If this justifies, then must accept…

V. UNITY IN TRUTH (John 17:17-21). DIVINE TRUTH HUMAN THEORY UNITES DIVIDES All Agree: Men Differ:

Baptize = Burial (Rom. 6:4).

LS – 1st day (Ax 20:7).

Sprinkle? Pour?

Any day?

Sing (Eph. 5:19). Play?

V. UNITY IN TRUTH (John 17:17-21). DIVINE TRUTH HUMAN THEORY UNITES DIVIDES All Agree: Men Differ:

Elders (Ax 14:23). Pope? A pastor?

“Christian” (Acts 11:26). Innocent can put

away the guilty & remarry (Mt. 19:9).

Denominational

names? Others remarry?

VI. MISUSES OF SCRIPTURE A. Twist From Proper Meaning

(2 Pet. 3:15-17). B. Use A Verse Out Of Context. 1. Judas “hanged himself” (Mt. 27:5).

2. “Go thou & do likewise” (Lk. 10:37). 3. “What thou doest, do thou quickly” (Jn. 13:27). C. Forget The Harmony Of Scriptures. 1. Immediate & remote context

(Acts 20:27). 2. “Again it is written…” (Mt.

4:7).

VII. DIRECT OPPOSITION TO SCRIPTURE GOD vs. SATANIf you eat you shall “surely die” (Gen. 2:17)

If you eat you shall NOT die (Gen. 3:4)!Believe & baptized

shall be saved (Mark 16:16)

Believe & NOT baptized shall be saved!

Whoso marries her that is put away commits adultery

(Mt. 5:32, 19:9).

Whoso marries her that is put away doeth NOT commit adultery…

CONCLUSIONA. “Wherefore be not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” (Eph. 5:17).B. “And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” (Col. 3:17).

C. “And it shall be, that whosever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21; Luke 6:46; Acts 22:16).