The Need For Bible Authority

By tradition churches of Christ have always been know for thier book, chapter, and verse, please, for all they practice and teach.  They have been known for people of the BOOK.  If there is scripture for it, we are for it.  Silence does NOT authorize.  We must have authority.  Col. 3:17 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” In the name of the Lord means by His authority, New Testament authority.
What the New Testament authorizes and what the early churches in the New Testament practiced, is what we can be sure is right for us today.  We call it, command, example, and inference.  When we have such, we can know it is right for churches today to do or observe.  For example, in Acts 20:7, “And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to brfeak bread, Paul preached…”  Scholars agree this is the Lord’s supper weekly, for a certain day of the wee (our Sunday).  In the early 1800’s in the USA, many churches of Christ were started fdor the people wanted truth in doctrine, worship, and practice.  Book, chapter and verse, please, book, chapter, and verse.  We today of the Eagle Park church of Christ want the same.
Truth In Love, No. 12, December, 2013

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