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3 Colossians 3: 17 Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. . . The Comprehensive Nature of The New Testament Scriptures 4 Understandable – Eph 3: 3 -5 4 Sufficiently Instructs - 2 Tim 3: 16, 17 4 Cannot Be Transgressed – 2 John 9 4 The totality of information revealed regarding any act of righteousness forms the pattern for that act – 2 Tim 1: 13; Don Mc. Clain

4 ROMANS 10: 17 Don Mc. Clain

5 q For a thing to be authorized it MUST BE SPECIFICALLY STATED q For a thing to be condemned it MUST BE SPECIFICALLY STATED Don Mc. Clain

6 Specific authority: Precisely formulated or restricted. If a command is specific, the action is authorized, then the details are specified. Generic authority: General; opposite to specific. If a command is generic, an action is authorized without the details. Don Mc. Clain

7 * Generic instruction includes all the essentials and the expedients to fulfill that instruction * Specific instruction, either stated or implied, takes precedence over generic instruction * Instruction, either specific or generic, can only be altered, modified, or limited by more specific instruction Don Mc. Clain

8 Specified: Gopher wood (14) Compartments (14) 450’ Long (15) 75’ Wide (15) 45’ Tall (15) 1 Window & Door (16) 3 Stories (16) 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. 7: 5 5 And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. Don Mc. Clain

9 Specified: Gopher wood (14) Compartments (14) 450’ Long (15) 75’ Wide (15) 45’ Tall (15) 1 Window & Door (16) 3 Stories (16) Generic & Specific: Build an ark of gopher wood – Expedients Tools & Size of material dependant upon specific need Liberty: Source and means of transporting materials Don Mc. Clain

10 Authorized Incidental Tools Scaffolds Help Build An Ark of Gopher Wood Anything unauthorized is excluded Another door Different wood Different size Don Mc. Clain

11 The Ox Cart was unauthorized –could not be Consulted with every claimed as an expedient leader – (13: 1) but Was not specifically condemned forgot to consult God’s – but was condemned because word (15: 13) the method was specified! Don Mc. Clain

12 Specified: Excludes: Make disciples Making athletes; Professionals Baptizing them Sprinkling or pouring Teach them to observe all things that I have commanded you Teach them – • chemistry? – • English? – • accounting? – • health? Mc. Clain Don

13 Generic: Make disciples Baptizing them - Includes Method of going. Drive a car, boat, plane, walk, etc. Which nation – River; Creek; Pond; Ocean; Tub; Baptistery Teach them to observe all One on one; Public things that I have preaching; Written lesson commanded you plans; Don Mc. Clain

14 Specified: Excludes Activity First day of the Week Lord’ Supper. Acts 20: 7 Contribution. 1 Cor 16: 1, 2 - Any other day Thursday night observations? During midweek services? Don Mc. Clain

15 Generic: Expediency and Liberty: Obeying the Command to Assemble: - When & Where? – A time – 1 Corinthians 11: 33 No specified pattern or limitation given to time of day: Thus anytime during specified day Morning – Noon - Evening A place – 1 Corinthians 11: 20 No specified pattern or limitation given to location: in the temple. Acts 2: 42 in a house. Rom 16: 5 by a river. Acts 16: 13 Home – Shade Tree –Rent – Buy -Building Don Mc. Clain

16 Specified: Excludes The Participants –“one another” The Kind of Songs – “Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ” The Instrument –“Singing Making melody in your heart to the Lord” Solos & Choirs! Playing instrument! Patriotic songs, holiday jingles, secular songs Making melody on a piano! Entertainment! Don Mc. Clain

17 Specified: Excludes The Participants –“one These change the type (nature, another” characteristic) of the music The Kind of Songs – “specified. ” “Psalms and God Specified: hymns and q The Participants – spiritual songs, ” q The Kind of Songs The Instrument –“Singing q The Instrument to be Used Making melody in your heart to the Lord” Solos & Choirs! Playing instrument! Patriotic songs, holiday jingles, secular songs Making melody on a piano! Entertainment! Don Mc. Clain

18 I Lov Jes e us I neither condemn nor condone IM in worship. To me it is a matter of personal indifference, and should be left in the realm of personal preference. I do not regard it as a salvation or fellowship issue. . In my view, however, we have fussed and fought and fragmented over far too many "issues" such as this; matters about which God never spoke a single sentence in His Word. Much of our division is the result of deduction --- we have. . . divided when they refused to be shackled by our "inspired, infallible inferences. " This is wrong! Al Maxey – 5 -17 -2001 Gospel Preachers List Al Maxey Don Mc. Clain

19 –Generic: Inclusive: Speaking to one another Time or place Matt 26: 30; Acts 16: 25 Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, # of songs OR Which P, H, or S S to sing Singing Making melody in your heart to the Lord Song leader; Song Books Parts 1 Cor Pitch pipe Mc. Clain 14: 40 Don

20 –Generic: Inclusive: Speaking to one another Time or place Matt 26: 30; Acts 16: 25 Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, # of songs OR Which P, H, or S S to sing Singing Making melody in your heart to the Lord Song leader; Song Books Parts 1 Cor Pitch pipe Mc. Clain 14: 40 Don

21 ÚExpediency in human wisdom involves the right of choice within the realm of those things included in what God has authorized – When God specifies, then man has no choice but to obey or be in rebellion to God. To go beyond or fall short of that which is specified is “EVIL” – Numbers 20: 8 -12 Don Mc. Clain

22 q. It is an addition to God’s word (Dt. 4: 2; Pr. 30: 5 -6) q. It is not as the oracles of God (1 Pet. 4: 11) q. It is not according to the pattern (Heb. 8: 5) q. It is another gospel (Gal. 1: 6 -10) q. It is of men (Mt. 21: 25) q. It cannot be done by faith (Rom. 10: 17) q. It cannot be done in the name of the Lord (Col. 3: 17) q. It is not a good work (2 Tim. 3: 16 -17) q. It does not pertain to life and godliness (2 Pet. 1: 2 -3) q. It does not promote unity but division – (1 Cor. 1: 10 -11) q. It causes one to not have God (2 Jn. 9 -11) Don Mc. Clain

23 * If the Bible specifies a thing or action then we are not at liberty to alter or add to that thing or action. * If the Bible gives a command that is general in nature without specifying the particulars, then all things necessary in carrying out that command in an orderly fashion which does not add to or alter the nature of said Don command is authorized. Mc. Clain

24 Heaven Matthew 7: 13, 14, 21 -23 Don Mc. Clain

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