God’s Standard—Summary

1. The first step back to the Bible is back to

the Bible’s authority.
2. The word “canon” is of Christian origin,
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from the Greek word κανών, kanō̇ n, which
in turn is probably borrowed from the He-
brew word, ḳāneh, meaning a reed or
measuring rod, hence, norm or rule.
3. The Bible is God’s yardstick, His pattern,
His measuring ruler.
4. Man, left alone, cannot determine what is
right or wrong.
5. Neither can man get directions from an-
other man. Authority
6. Something may seem clearly right to a God’s Ruler
man but be clearly wrong to God.
7. Man must make all things according to
God’s pattern.
8. Inspiration literally means “God-breathed,” GOD’S STANDARD
theopneuotos. Scripture comes out of
God’s own breath. Jer. 10:23 It is not in ______________
9. Christianity must be restored by Bible au- who walks to direct his own steps.
thority or we labor in vain.
10. The words of Jesus are God’s foundation Prov. 14:12 A way that _____________
rock which gives us solid truth.
11. To build on anything else is to build upon but the end is the ________________.
sinking sand.
1 Cor. 14:33 God is not the author of
Unreliable Authority—Summary ____________________ but of peace.
1. Our heart (emotions) is deceitful and can-
not be trusted as God’s authority. Heb. 8:5 See that you make all things
2. Our conscience is developed by our cul-
ture, if the culture is wrong on some point according to the ___________________.
then our conscience will likewise be
2 Tim. 3:16 All scripture is inspired of
wrong.
3. Though traditions may be often right, they God (God-breathed) and is profitable for
are yet sometimes wrong.
4. Saul thought it was right to kill Christians _____________, for _____________, for
because his religious leaders said so.
5. Saul was confident that each time he killed _____________, for _____________ in
another Christian it made God happy.
______________.
6. Because it is believed by many or by few
does not determine if it is right or wrong. (see 2 Peter 1:20, 21; 2 Sam. 23:2)
7. A man claiming to be a prophet must be
tested by the written commandments of Matt. 7:24 Does my word is like a wise
God.
8. Christians are under the new covenant of man who built upon ________________.
Christ, not the old covenant of Moses.
Matt. 7:26 Does not my word, a foolish
9. However, God’s Word is reliable, and it
will endure forever. man who built upon ________________.

UNRELIABLE AUTHORITY
FEELINGS (EMOTIONS):
Jer. 17:9 The _____________ is deceit-
ful… who can know it?
TRADITIONS (HANDED DOWN):
Matt. 15:3 Why transgress command of
God by your ______________?
CHURCH PRACTICE
Acts 9:14 Authority from ______________
to bind all that call.
MULTITUDES (BIGGEST CROWD):
Matt. 7:13, 14 __________ there be that
go in, ___________ there be that find it.
MODERN PROPHETS:
1 John 4:1 Many ___________ prophets
are gone out into the world.
OLD COVENANT (O.T. LAW):
Col. 2:14 Took it out of the way nailing it
to the _______________.
Is there anything man can trust to be reli-
able 100 percent of the time?
1 Peter 1:25 The Word of the Lord
_____________ _______________.
MEASURE EVERYTHING
God Christ Holy Spirit Apostles Matt. 21:23 By what _____________ do
Scriptures you do these things & who gave you?
RELIABLE AUTHORITY Matt. 21:25 Baptism of John, whence was
Eph. 4:6 Who is______________ all and ___________ it, from _____________ or of ___________?
all and __________ you all. John 12:48 The word that I have spoken,
Matt. 28:18 All _____________ is given me in heaven the will _________________ him.
and in _________________. Acts 17:11 Searched scriptures daily
John 16:13 When the Spirit of Truth is come, He will whether things were _____________.
guide you into ____________ ________________. 1 John 4:6 Hereby know we the Spirit of
Matt. 16:19, 18:18 Whatever ye shall ____________ Truth & the Spirit of ________________.
on earth shall have been bound (perfect tense) in Heaven. Rev. 22:18,19 If any man shall _________,
Eph. 3:4 When you _____________ you may under- God shall add unto him the ______________.
stand my knowledge in the mystery. If any man shall ____________, God shall
1 Cor. 14:37 The things I ______________ unto you _____________________.
are the commandments of the Lord. SUMMARY
1. We must ask ourselves by what authority we do all
2 Pet. 3:15,16 Paul, according to the wisdom given that we do in religion.
2. Next we must ask who gave us this authority—
him, has written… but unstable people twist his words Heaven or men?
3. Just because you are right by a religion’s standard
as they do the rest of the __________________. does not mean that you are right by God’s stan-
dard (the Bible) which shall be the standard to
SUMMARY
judge man in the last day.
1. Since God made us, He has the right to say what we
4. If a thing is taught in scripture, it is so. If not, it is
should and what we should not do. not so.
2. God has given Christ all authority in Heaven and in Earth. 5. We know God’s truth from man’s err by what the
3. Christ sent the Holy Spirit to guide His Apostles to all truth. Apostles wrote.
4. The Apostles wrote the New Testament by the H.S. 6. If we do, teach, or believe more than in the Bible
5. The New Testament scriptures are the binding authority of we are adding to the Bible.
God. (N.T. is scripture 1 Tim. 5:18; 2 Thess. 2:14, 15) 7. If we do, teach, or believe less than is in the Bible
6. This was God’s plan of authority—a written document, the we are taking away from the Bible.
most accurate kind. 8. Anything shorter is too short, anything longer is
too long. (see also Galatians 1:6-9)
7. I am respecting God’s authority when I am respecting the
authority of scriptures. 9. We must measure everything about Christianity by
8. The Spirit of Truth guided the Apostles into all truth to God’s yardstick.
write the Word of Truth. 10. The words of Jesus are God’s foundation rock
upon which to build.