- 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.
- Applications
- Musical worship in the New Testament
- Ephesians 5:19 - Command to sing
- The work of the church
- God authorized the church to provide for needy saints. II Corinthians 8:3-4
- God authorized the church to provide for worship and edification. I Corinthians 14:3
- God authorized the church to provide for the preaching of the gospel. I Corinthians 9:11
- Musical worship in the New Testament
- Choosing specifics
- Authority 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.
DW
December 05, 2010
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