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Authority, Part 1: Gather and Harmonize the Facts

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  • Authority = right, liberty

  • Deity: Father, Son, Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 1:2; John 16:7)

    • → Inspired people: apostles, prophets (John 16:13; Acts 8:18)

    • → Inspired scripture: Bible (I Thessalonians 2:13)

    • Gather all the facts

      • Commands

        • Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 17:7-10; I Corinthians 7:19; I Thessalonians 4:1-2, 11; II Thessalonians 3:4-6; II Peter 2:21-3:2; I John 2:3-4; 3:22-24; 4:21-5:3; II John 1:4-6

        • Statements

          • Psalms 119:104; Matthew 10:34-37; 15:9; 21:42-45; Acts 20:35

          • Examples

            • John 15:12; Acts 20:35; I Corinthians 4:16; 10:6-11; 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 4:9; I Thessalonians 1:6; II Thessalonians 3:7-9; Hebrews 4:11; III John 1:9-11

            • Inferences

              • Creation → Romans 1:18-21

              • Genesis 2:24-25 → Matthew 19:3-6

              • Genesis 14:18-20 + Psalms 110:4 → Hebrews 7:7-11; 8:6

              • Exodus 3:6 → Mark 12:26-27

              • Psalms 16:10 → Acts 2:24-32

              • Psalms 110:1 → Matthew 22:41-46; Acts 2:33-36

              • Matthew 9:6 → Matthew 9:2

              • Acts 16:9 → Acts 16:10

              • Harmonize the facts into a conclusion

                • Acts 10

                  • Vision: unclean animals, “God has cleansed” (Acts 10:10-16)

                  • Spirit: “accompany them” (Acts 10:19-20)

                  • Angel to Cornelius: “send for … Peter” (Acts 10:5, 22)

                  • → Peter infers/concludes: “I should not call any man unholy or unclean” (Acts 10:28, 34-35)

                  • Acts 11

                    • The vision and the commands (Acts 11:5-10)

                    • The angel telling Cornelius to send messengers (Acts 11:11-14)

                    • Holy Spirit’s command for Peter to go with them (Acts 11:12)

                    • The Holy Spirit falling on the Gentiles (Acts 11:15-16)

                    • → Jews infer/conclude: “God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.” (Acts 11:18)

                    • Acts 15

                      • Peter: inference from events with Cornelius (Acts 15:6-11)

                      • Paul and Barnabas: examples from 1st preaching journey (Acts 15:12)

                      • James: statements from prophets (Acts 15:13-18)

                      • → Apostles and elders lead them to a conclusion: “do not trouble” Gentiles (Acts 15:19)

                      • I Corinthians 9

                        • Statement: Deuteronomy 25:4 (I Corinthians 9:9a)

                        • Inference: from Deuteronomy 25:4 (I Corinthians 9:9b-10)

                        • Example: Old Covenant priests (I Corinthians 9:13)

                        • Command: Jesus, Luke 10:7-8 (I Corinthians 9:14)

                        • → Paul leads them to a conclusion: Preachers have a “right” to support (I Corinthians 9:4-6, 18)

                        • What we need to know

                          • We must reason logically and objectively from the text (Acts 17:2, 17; 18:4, 19, 28)

                          • The failure to do so has resulted in tons of religious division and error (Matthew 15:3-9)

                          • This did not originate with the Restoration Movement (II Timothy 2:15)

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