Establishing Bible Authority Could David have saved Uzzas

Establishing Bible Authority

Could David have saved Uzza’s life? • 1 Chr. 13: 7 -12 • 1 Chr. 15: 1 -4 • Exodus 25: 13 -15 • "And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. "You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. "The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

Could David have saved Uzza’s life? • Numbers 4: 15 • "And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

Could David have saved Uzza’s life? • Deuteronomy 10: 8 • At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day.

Prove it right / Prove it all • 1 Thes. 5: 21 -22 • Col. 3: 17 • 2 John 9 • 2 Tim. 1: 13 • Acts 9: 22 • Acts 18: 24 -28 • Acts 17: 11 -12 • Phil. 1: 9 -10

Prove it right / Prove it all • Prove authority for church vs individual work • 1 Tim. 5: 16 • If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows.

Prove it right / Prove it all • Prove authority for church vs individual work • 1 Tim. 5: 16 • If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows. • 1 Cor. 11: 20 -22, 33 -34 • Gal. 6: 10 • Jas. 1: 26 -27 • Acts 2: 42, 46

Three ways to establish authority • Direct statement • 1 Corinthians 16: 14 • Let all that you do be done with love. • Matthew 6: 33 • But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Three ways to establish authority • Approved example • Acts 20: 7 • Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

Three ways to establish authority • Necessary conclusion • Hebrews 10: 25 • not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. • Must have a place to meet

Generic and Specific Authority • Genesis 6: 14 -16 • "Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. "And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. "You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

Acts 15 an example of how to establish authority • Acts 15: 1 -33 • Vs 7 -11 (Necessary conclusion) • Vs 12 ( Approved example) • Vs 13 -18 ( Direct statement) • Vs 19 -21 (Necessary conclusion) • Vs 22 (Expediency) • Vs 30 -31 (Expediency)