• 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
  • 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.