THE AUTHORITY OF THE SCRIPTURES

I know you like a little history so here is something that you may find interesting. King James II of England had about 50-60 or so scholars who translated the Bible from its original text to the King’s English. What’s important to realize here is that King James was Catholic. Of course, you know that Catholics have totally different beliefs than Protestant Christians so I won’t delve into specifics here.

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DIGGING, SEARCHING AND COMPARING

The following questions have to do with property possession under the Law of Moses.  This is pertinent for understanding Naboth’s answer to Ahab and for understanding what happened to Naboth’s sons at the same time (2 Kings 9:26).

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WHAT THE PROPHETS SPOKE — Jon Macon

There are numerous Old Testament prophecies about Jesus Christ that are quoted in the New Testament as they were fulfilled. Most of those prophecies are easy to find written in the 39 books that are in the Old Testament. However, there are some prophecies that are not included in the writings of the prophets that we have in the Bible. Let us consider some examples of these exceptions.

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AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP

What is the meaning of authority? Why do preachers and Bible teachers use that term to defend what they do? We can find several descriptions in the scriptures themselves.

Matthew 8:5-10 shows that the Roman centurion understood what the word meant. Authority was understood to mean the one holding that power has a right to say what should be done and that “law” or direction should be followed absolutely and without deviation. The centurion noted this was what his authority meant, and he understood Jesus had such authority too. When Jesus says, “Go,” we should go, and when he says, “Come,” we should come.

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