- 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.
- Genesis 4:3-5 – Cain gave a sacrifice that God did not accept.
- 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.
- Sprinkling babies as “baptism”
JJ
August 26, 2018
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