• Introduction
    • Hebrews 7:11-14; 8:4 – The priesthood: Melchizedek and Jesus
    • I Corinthians 4:6; II John 1:9; II Peter 1:3; II Timothy 3:16-17 – Don’t go beyond what is written!
    • Our authority is in what God said – not what He did not say.
    • John 17:15
  • Cases where men went beyond God’s law
    • Genesis 4:3-5 – Cain gave a sacrifice that God did not accept.
      • Hebrews 11:4 – Abel offered by faith, which must have come from God’s word (Romans 10:17)
    • Numbers 16 – Korah’s rebellion
    • Matthew 15:3-9 – God said nothing about the tradition of washing.
  • Cases from modern times
    • Sprinkling babies as “baptism”
      • God said nothing about this.
    • Using mechanical instruments of music in worship to God
      • God said nothing about this!
      • Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
    • Man-made societies and organizations to do the work of the church
      • God said nothing about this!
      • Elders are to oversee their own flock – not other local churches!
    • Local church-sponsored entertainment
      • God said nothing about church-sponsored sports teams, fellowship halls, kitchens, etc.