Bible Authority Sermon Charts Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?” But Jesus answered and said to them, “The baptism of John--where was it from? From heaven or from men?” (Matthew 21:23-25; NKJV) Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? The Nature Of Bible Authority Is Positive Bible Authority Is Permissive We Cannot Act So As To Please God Without His Approval Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? How Do We Know This? What Are The Alternatives? 1 Peter 4:11 Colossians 3:17 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? What This WILL NOT Allow!! Any Form of Negative Authority!! Leviticus 10:1-2 Hebrews 7:13-14 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? What This WILL NOT Allow!! “Where does it say in the Bible I can’t do this?” Response: “Where does it say in the Bible I CAN???” Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? What This WILL NOT Allow!! “I Know I Don’t Have Book Chapter and Verse, BUT...” Response: Ephesians 2:8-10 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Work of the Church Evangelism Edification Internal Benevolence What Else Is There? Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Worship of the Church Singing Bible Study Prayer The Lord’s Supper Local Congregational Collection What Else Is There? Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Worship of the Church Singing – Authorized both Individually and Congregationally James 5:13 Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Worship of the Church Bible Study – Authorized both Individually and Congregationally 2 Timothy 2:15 Acts 20:7 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Worship of the Church Prayer – Authorized both Individually and Congregationally James 5:14-18 1 Corinthians 14:16 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Worship of the Church The Lord’s Supper – Authorized ONLY as an Individual act performed in a Congregational Setting Acts 20:7 1 Corinthians 11:18-22 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? Application: The Worship of the Church Local Congregational Collection– Authorized ONLY as an Individual act Performed in a Congregational Setting 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 2 Corinthians 9:7 Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? The real question here is, “Does it matter?” Does It matter if we have Bible Authority for everything we do? (2 Corinthians 5:10) For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (NKJV) Bible Authority How Do We Get It And Use It? “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak. (John 12:48-50; NKJV)
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