Establishing Religious Authority

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From: TFTW Bible College

Even though the Bible is the word of God, we still must handle it properly or we will come away with some incorrect doctrine.  When something is written, you don’t hear the inflection of the person saying it and it may be harder to understand.  Also, if you look at something, like a sentence or Bible verse, and don’t look at the sentences surrounding it, you might take the meaning out of context. The Bible tells us to handle the word of God properly. “Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 ASV)

Therefore, when we go to the Bible to see what God has authorized, or not authorized, we must do so carefully. That way we come away with the correct interpretation and we are sure we are doing what God wants. Just like Abel, we want to listen to God’s commands so that when we practice our religion, we do so correctly and God is pleased. Therefore, we go to the Bible, God’s word, to see what God has authorized us to do. If we do not get authority from God’s word, the Bible, we know that it is not authorized. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” (Colossians 3:17) “in the name of the Lord Jesus” means with His authority. This is similar to a policeman saying, “Stop, in the name of the law.” The laws of the land give the police the authority to tell you to stop. Whatever we do in our lives, we need to do what is pleasing to God.


A dispensation is a time period when a type of authority operates.

The 3 different dispensations are Patriarchal, Mosaical, and Christian.

An example is an approved example when there are no Scriptures condemning the recorded action, the action is carried out by apostles and/or Christians or the example is found in the Scriptures.



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