2013.02.10 christs authority - how god communicates with us
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The Authority
of Christ
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Review
God Christ Holy Spirit Apostles &
Prophets Oral and Written Word
No audio recordings, only written word
Gods will is communicated to us in words
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God Created Communication
Exodus 4.11, God made our mouths by which
we communicate; he created communication
Then if God is going to communicate with us,he will use the same methods of communica-
tion he created in us
No special theology
So, how do we communicate?
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Tell / Direct Statement
At school: names, dates, places
At home: clean your room
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Show / Approved Example
At school: writing ABCs, math exercises
At home: tying shoe strings
1 1 1
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Imply / Necessary Inference
At school: apple falling implies gravity, what
goes up
At home: dinners ready = come and eat
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How ALL Human Comm. Works
Tell / Direct Statements
Show / Approved Examples
Imply / Necessary Inferences (Conclusions)
It isimpossibleto communicate anything
without using one of these methods; try it
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How God Communicates with Us
God-Spoken Direct Statements
God-Approved Examples
God-Forced Conclusions
Again, no special theology; he simply com-
municates with us the same way he createdus to communicate with one another
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God-Spoken Direct Statements
Mark 16.16: believe, baptized, saved
Acts 15.1516: James appealed to the state-
ment of God inAmos 9.1112as it promisedGentiles salvation in Christ with no mention
of the Law of Moses
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God-Approved Examples
Acts 20.7, Lords Supper on first day (810)
Acts 15.12: Paul preached Christ not Moses
among Gentiles and God approved of thesethings as seen in the miracles
cpActs 14.27; 15.34, 12; Mark 16.1720;
Hebrews 2.14
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God-Forced Conclusions
Matthew 3.16: went up out of the water
implies had been down in the water
Mark 7.19: thus he declared all foods clean;see other translations
Acts 15.79: HS baptism forced Peter/Jews to
conclude that Gentiles (Ac 10) saved just as
Jews (Ac 2), cp11.17
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God-Forced Conclusions
Matthew 3.16: went up out of the water
implies had been down in the water
Mark 7.19: thus he declared all foods clean;see other translations
Acts 15.79: HS baptism forced Peter/Jews to
conclude that Gentiles (Ac 10) saved just as
Jews (Ac 2), cp11.17
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How ALL Human Comm. Works
Tell / Direct Statements
Show / Approved Examples
Imply / Necessary Inferences (Conclusions)
It isimpossibleto communicate anything
without using one of these methods; try it
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How God Communicates with Us
God-Spoken Direct Statements
God-Approved Examples
God-Forced Conclusions
Again, no special theology; he simply com-
municates with us the same way he createdus to communicate with one another
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Two Kinds of Communication
In our communication we use two dierent
kinds of terms
General: a class of things; includes all thingsin that class
Specific: one thing in a class of things;
excludes all other things in that class
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Two Kinds of Communication
General: a class of things
Human: request food, then any kind of food
will meet the requestGod:Mark 16.15: Go (generic mode of travel);
includes any method: walk, camel, car, plane
God:Gen 6.14: Build (method of building ortools not specified), incl. various methods/tools
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Two Kinds of Communication
Specific instructions in building the ark
General class: wood
Specific: oak, pine, mahogany, hard, so, etc.
Genesis 6.14: gopher wood
Excludes ALL other woods
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Two Kinds of Communication
Specific instructions re Lords Supper
General class: days
Specific: Mon, Tue, Wed, 2ndday, last day, etc.
Acts 20.7: first day
Excludes ALL other days
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Two Kinds of Communication
Specific instructions for appointing priests
General class: tribes of Israel
Specific: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, etc.
Deuteronomy 10.8: tribe of Levi
Excludes ALL other tribes
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Two Kinds of Communication
Specific instructions for salvation
General class: all possible actions with water
Specific: dip, pour, sprinkle, spray, etc.
Acts 2.38: baptized / immerse
Excludes ALL other actions
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Two Kinds of Communication
Specific instructions for worship
General class: music
Specific: vocal, instrumental
Ephesians 5.19; Colossians 3.16: sing
Excludes ALL other forms of music
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Specific communication includes aids but
excludes additions
Aid: give me rice includes bag to carry it orplate to serve it
Addition: give me rice excludes coconut,
pork, etc., because rice is specific
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Instructions re baptizing people
Matthew 28.19: baptizing them
Aid: baptistery, swimming pool, tub, etc.
Addition: sprinkle, pour (dierent actions)
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Instructions re eating Lords Supper
Acts 20.7: first day of the week
Aid: meeting place, containers
Addition: Saturday eating (another day)
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Instructions re worship
Ephesians 5.19: sing
Aid: books, lights
Addition: instrumental music (dierent form)
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Instructions re local church spreading gospel
1 Timothy 3.15: local church to preach gospel
Aid: radio, T.V., Internet, print
Addition: missionary society (another orga-
nization centralizing work of local churches)
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Instructions re local church to edify saints
Ephesians 4.1112: local church equipped to
edify selfAid: classes, workbooks
Addition: Sunday School Soc. (another orga-nization centralizing work of local churches)
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Include Aids, Exclude Additions
Instructions re local church to relieve saints
Acts 6.3: local church equi. to relieve widows
Aid: money, food, shelter
Addition: benevolent society (another orga-
nization centralizing work of local churches)
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Silence
Silence does not authorize anything
Parent tells child to go to market and buy
bread, does this authorize anything else?When God is silent on something, it does not
authorize that something
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Silence
Genesis 6.14: gopher wood, did God have to
say do not use oak, pine, and every kind?
Hebrews 7.14: when God says nothing, itdoes not authorize anything
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Conclusion
Everything we preach and practice must beauthorized by the New TestamentBook, chapter, and verseGeneral or specific termsGod tells, shows, or impliesDivine silence forbids, excludes, and prohibits
Speak where the Bible speaks, be silent where theBible is silentOriginal church of Christ under his authority