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God Has Spoken: A Study of Bible Authority

God Has Spoken: A Study of Bible Authority. Aids and Additions. Generic INCLUDES choices related to the commandment -“GO”-. Specific EXCLUDES choices – God specifies what He wants -“SING”-. Nature of Bible Authority. AID Helps obey God’s commandment. ADDITION

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God Has Spoken: A Study of Bible Authority

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  1. God Has Spoken:A Study of Bible Authority Aids and Additions

  2. Generic INCLUDES choices related to the commandment -“GO”- Specific EXCLUDES choices – God specifies what He wants -“SING”- Nature of BibleAuthority

  3. AID Helps obey God’s commandment ADDITION Violates God’s commandment How do we Know Difference?

  4. What is an Aid? • sumphero: “lit., to bring together…to be an advantage, profitable, expedient” (Vine, 218)John 16:7 • “To bear together...to carry with others; to collect …in order to help, hence to help, be profitable, be expedient…”(Thayer, 597) • “Aid” virtually synonymous with “expedient” … Helps one obey God’s will

  5. What is an Aid? • Must be lawful, 1 Cor. 6:12; 10:23 • Command: Seek well-being of others & glorify God, 1 Cor. 10:24, 31-33 • Lawful to eat meats(1 Tim. 4:3-5) • Not always expedient (helpful, an aid) in glorifying God & causing no offense

  6. What is an Aid? • Non-essential: Does not change the force or effect of authorized action • Noah’s tools(Gen. 6:14) • Song books & pitch pipe(Eph. 5:19) • Trays & cups(1 Cor. 11:23-26)

  7. What is an Aid? • Non-essential: Does not change the force or effect of authorized action • Work of the local church: • Preach(1 Ths. 1:8):Pulpit, power point • Edify(1 Cor. 14:26):Classes, bulletin • Relieve saints(Acts 2:45):Distribution

  8. What is an Aid? • Non-essentials allow choices of liberty • Choose to use pitch pipe to sing • Choose to use power point to preach • Choose to use printed material to edify • Choose hand delivery or mail to relieve • Aids are unspecified: “What is the expedient way to fulfill God’s will?”

  9. What is an Aid? • Must edify, 1 Cor. 10:23 • “To help, be profitable” (10:24, 31) • Because it is non-essential, not to be forced on others or used in a way that compels someone to violate their conscience, 1 Cor. 10:24 • Willing to forego (10:28) / Willing not to condemn (10:30; Rom. 14:13; 15:1-2)

  10. What is an Addition? • prostithemi: “to put to, to add, join to, gather with any company” (Thayer, 549); “increase” (Matt. 6:27) • The “joining of a thing to another thing” (Webster)

  11. What is an Addition? • Changes the force or effect of command: Produces a “different” gospel, Gal. 1:6-7 • Ark of ash wood:Adds another kind of wood • Pouring as baptism:Adds another kind of action, (Col. 2:12) • Instrumental music in worship:Adds another kind of music to singing (Eph. 5:19) • Social activity as work of the local church:Adds another kind of work

  12. COMMAND BUILD ARK SING PREACH EDIFY RELIEVE AID Tools Books Radio, TV Bible class Cash, goods AIDS vs. ADDITIONS INCLUDED Gopher In heart Gospel Truth in love Saints ADDITION HOUSE PIANO PSYCHOL. POTLUCK UNBELIEVERS

  13. Additions are Forbidden • No authority from Christ, 2 Jno. 9 • Additions to God’s revelation causes divine wrath, Rev. 22:18 • A different, perverted gospel that curses one before God, Gal. 1:6, 8-9

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