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APPLYING BIBLICAL AUTHORITY, #4
*1 Corinthians 4:1-6*
* Introduction*: Our *attitude* toward the authority of the Bible will determine our *actions* in obedience to the will of God in the areas of *salvation*, *worship*, *holy living*, and carrying out *the work of the Lord* in our day!
Today, we shall examine a fourth way the Bible authorizes us to think and act: through *examples*.
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Two Extremes To Avoid*
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No */example/* is binding on us today.
"We must have a direct statement (*/command/*) from God."
B. Examples are the only */authority/* binding on us.
"Where in the Bible did Christians build */meeting/*-*/houses/*?
Where in the Bible did churches have Bible */classes/* divided by age groups?
Where in the Bible did */preachers/* stay in one location for a long period of time?" etc.
*II.
What Is An Example?*
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A */pattern/* that teaches a lesson.
B. There are two kinds of lessons to be learned:
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Some are */negative/*, i.e., not to be */followed/* (/1 Corinthians 10:6,11; Jude 7; Hebrews 4:11; 2 Peter 2:6/).
2. Some are */positive/*, i.e., they are to be */imitated/* (/1 Timothy 4:12; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 1:6,7; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9; Titus 2:6,7; 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Peter 2:21; James 5:10; John 13:15/).
\\ *III.
Different Kinds of Examples*
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Actions that were */proper/* when first practiced, but */improper/* now (/Acts 2-9/ - preaching only to */Jews/*).
B. Actions */mandatory /*in the NT, but */temporary/* (/1 Corinthians 12, 14/ - instructions concerning the use and abuse of */spiritual/* gifts).
C. Actions that were */optional/* then, but may be properly */practiced/* today (/Acts 2:44,45; 4:36,37/ - the early Christians having all things in */common/*).
D. Actions that were */mandatory/* then, and */must/* be practiced today (/Acts 8:36-39/- */baptism/*).
* Conclusion*: In our next lesson, we shall examine the application of the authority of examples to some of the pressing questions of our time.
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