All authority is specified to a certain degree.In order to do what is authorized, I need to comply to the degree at which things are authorized.Genesis 6:14 - God commands Noah to build an ark of gopher wood.ApplicationsMusical worship in the New TestamentEphesians 5:19 - Command to singThe work of the churchGod authorized the church to provide for needy saints. II Corinthians 8:3-4God authorized the church to provide for worship and edification. I Corinthians 14:3God authorized the church to provide for the preaching of the gospel. I Corinthians 9:11Choosing specificsAuthority to choose a specific is included in the authority for the gospel.We are not authorized to choose a specific that is outside the bounds of the general command.We cannot violate some other Bible principle (Matthew 15:4.
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