1 Pet 4 11 “Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God. ”
The Restoration Principle Thinking Inside The Box
So What Is In The Box? n The Restoration Principle v Get Back To The Bible! v Book, v The Chapter, and Verse! Silence of the Scriptures! v Apostolic Authority!
The “Outside The Box” Result
“Inside The Box” Is Outdated n The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.
In The Days of the Reformation “He (Martin Luther) did not share the claim of some radical colleagues that they were overleaping fifteen centuries to restore an original pure church. ” Martin E. Marty. Martin Luther. Pg. 103
“Inside The Box” Thinkers n Barton W. Stone n Born = Dec. 24, 1772 n n Lived During the Revolutionary War. He Was Sprinkled into the State Church of Maryland as an Infant (Established Church).
“Inside The Box” Thinkers n n Stone joined the Presbyterian Church while studying to be a lawyer in 1791. As Stone and His Preaching Friends Studied the Bible They Became More Confused Than Enlightened in the Presbyterian Faith.
“Inside The Box” Thinkers n n n Stone and His Friends Broke from the Church in 1803 They Started Their Own Presbytery Called the Springfield Presbytery in 1804. The Goal of The Springfield Presbytery Was To Get Rid of Human Creeds and Return to the Bible.
“Inside The Box” Thinkers n n Less Than a Year Went By When They Learned That Their Own Presbytery Had Not Biblical Authority. On June 28, 1804 They Disbanded With a Document They Wrote Called the Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery.
“Inside The Box” Is Outdated n The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. v The Old Testament o Noah - How Many? o Gen. 24 - A Bride For Isaac. o 2 Kings 22: 8 – We Found The Book.
What Happened When People Thought Outside The Box In The Old Testament?
The Restoration Principle Thinking Inside The Box
“Inside The Box” Is Outdated n The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. v The Old Testament o Noah - How Many? o Gen. 24 - A Bride For Isaac. o Gen. 34 -35 (12: 8; 28: 19)
The “Outside The Box” Result
“Inside The Box” Is Outdated n The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. v The o o o Old Testament Deuteronomy – 4: 1 -6 Judges 17: 6 (Dt. 12: 8) – Restore Israel to God 2 Kings 22: 8 – We Found The Book.
“Inside The Box” Is Outdated n The Babylonian Captivity Happened Because Judah Was Thinking Outside The Box. v “Return To Me” o Jer. 3: 6 -7 o 10, 12, 14, 22, 4: 1 Destruction Of Jerusalem
What Happened When People Thought Outside The Box In The Old Testament?