Mark 2:21-28. His teaching, for He taught them as What new doctrine is this? Mark 2:22, 27 And they...

Mark 2:21-28

His teaching, for He taught them as

What new doctrine is this?

Mark 2:22, 27

And they were

For with authority He commands…

astonished at

one having AUTHORITY…

AUTHORITYInherent in “authorship” (i.e. creation) is thepower or right to command or to act

DEFINITION:

AUTHORITY

God is the source of absolute AUTHORITY

DEFINITION:

SOURCE:

› The Father: Author of CREATION› The Son: Author of our FAITH, our SALVATION › The Spirit: Author of the revealed COMMAND (Word)

His word: how He chose to express His authority

AUTHORITYDEFINITION:

SOURCE:

Necessary any time someone speaks or writes to us and is not here to ask

INTERPRETATION:

“Hermeneutics” Conservative Correct Objective

Who? What? When? How? Where? Why?

› Direct Statement or Simple Command

› Apostolic or other Approved Example

› Unmistakable Conclusion (Necessary Inference)

› Scriptural Silence


SOURCE:


INTERPRETATION:


Generic?Specific? or


SOURCE:


INTERPRETATION:


Generic?Specific? or

Inclusive?Exclusive?

Expedient?Prohibited?

Deut. 29:29; John 16:12-13

Authority: Specific or Generic?Direct Statements may include one or both:“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you...” [Matt. 28:19-20]


Generic Command Inclusive Expedients

“Go” MethodPlaceTime

EXPE'DIENT, adj. [L. expediens; expedio, to hasten; Eng. speed.]

1. Literally, hastening; urging forward. Hence, tending to promote the object proposed; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances. Many things may be lawful, which are not expedient.

2. Useful; profitable.

EXPE'DIENT, n.

That which serves to promote or advance; any means which may be employed to accomplish an end. Let every expedient be employed to effect an important object, nor let exertions cease till all expedients fail of producing the effect.

Webster’s Dictionary

EXPE'DIENT, adj. [L. expediens; expedio, to hasten; Eng. speed.]

1 Cor. 10:23 (apostle Paul)“All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful [“expedient” – KJV]; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.”

EXPE'DIENT, n.

John 11:49b-50 (high priest Caiaphas)“You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people,and not that the whole nation should perish.”

Biblical Expedients: lawful, helpful, useful (for edification).

Biblical Examples



“Go” MethodPlaceTime

Walk - Acts 3:8Run - Acts 8:30

Sail - Acts 13:4-5Horse, car, fly?

Teleport?

All are includedby generic commandto “Go”



“teach” MethodPlaceTime

Temple - Ac 5:21Church - Ac 11:26Public, in homes - Acts 20:18-20Split classes?

All are includedby generic commandto “teach”


SpecificInstruction Exclusive Prohibition

“teach…to observe all things…I have commanded…”

Any OtherDoctrineGal 1:8;

What Jesus didn’t command - Ac 15

Financial Peace University?2 John 9-11

All are excludedby specific instructionin “teach”

AUTHORITYA Specific statement takes precedence over a Generic one

Interpretation: Generic or Specific?

› Must recognize specifics before we can act on generics

› Specifics limit how we may act on generics

Specific statements limit GenericsColossians 3:16 [cp. Ephesians 5:19]

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”



Generic Inclusive

“sing” Song types

Song orderSong content

Number of songsSong melody

Song leaderSong booksShape notes

Expedients

Exclusive specifics



Generic Inclusive





Expedients

“psalms, hymns, and

spiritual songs” Secular song?

Nat. Anthem?

excluded by specific instruction

Exclusive specifics



Generic Inclusive





Expedients

“psalms, hymns, and

spiritual songs” Pipe Organ?

Praise Band?

excluded by generic

“sing”; “play” requires a different generic



› In examples, must always consider “What did God say?”

If generic authority, examples show inclusive expedient

A Specific statement takes precedence over any examples

If no generic authority, examples show exclusive specific

1 Co 3:4-9; 4:6 - “not to think beyond what is written”

Otherwise, we’d be forever limited by very 1st example

Specific or Generic in examplesExamples may be based in generics:

“So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.”

[Acts 13:4]

Expedient?Exclusive?

wentsailed

Having two different examples indicates inclusive

Generic command:Holy Spirit sent them; Jesus had said “Go”[Mt 28:19]

Specific or Generic in examplesExamples may be based in specifics:

Expedient?Exclusive?

Apostleslaid on hands

Lack of any other type of example

indicates exclusive

Specificunstated

Command; example is all we have

“Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard…they sent Peter and John to them… Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money…” [Acts 8:14-18]



› Drawing inference unnecessary where specifics are clear


A Specific statement eliminates unmistakable conclusion



› Can’t draw conclusion on silence from inclusive generics!



A Specific statement is needed to establish scriptural silence

› Where specifics are violated, silence upholds exclusions

Specifics and Scriptural SilenceSpecifics establish Scriptural Silence:

Prohibition

Judah

ExclusiveSpecific

Command

“For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.” [Hebrews 7:14]“…take Aaron…and his sons with him…that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar.” [Exodus 28:1]

AaronAaron’s sons

Any othertribe

Excludedby specific instruction though not specifically mentioned Deut. 29:29





A Specific statement is needed to establish scriptural silenceWe MUST respect

what God has said in order to be saved! We must KNOW what God

has said in order to respect it!

AUTHORITY

These were general lessons on establishing

Bible authority:More study is needed

Mark 2:22, 27

Jesus has proven that He has All Authority – even over death

itself!

Matthew 28:18-20

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