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Explore key scriptures like Ephesians 4:11-13 and I Peter 4:11 to understand the importance of speaking where the Bible speaks and being silent where it is silent. Discover the authority and source of the Bible's teachings to avoid straying and focus on preaching the Word faithfully. Learn to guard against disputes and unnecessary arguments as instructed in I Timothy 6:3-5 and Revelation 22:18-19.
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Speak where the Bible Speaksand Be Silent where the Bible is Silent
I am uninspired • Ephesians 4:11-13 • Church was built upon a foundation • Apostles • New Testament Prophets • Jesus Christ, cornerstone • Builders include • Teachers • Evangelists
Speak where the Bible Speaks • I Corinthians 4:16 • NOT to think beyond what is written • II Corinthians 10:1-5 • Casting down imaginations exalted against knowledge of God • Romans 1:21 vain imaginations of mind
Speak where the Bible Speaks • I Peter 4:11 • Speak as the oracles of God • Un-inspired men (teachers & evangelists) • Expounding upon inspired writings • Authority & Source of the Bible
Speak where the Bible Speaks • II Timothy 4:1-5 • PREACH the WORD • Not caught up in “issues” • Endless supply of resource in the WORD • Ready = instant • Convince, Rebuke, Exhort
Be Silent where the Bible is Silent • I Timothy 6:20 • Guard that which is committed to you • Avoid • Babblings • Contradictions, falsely called knowledge • Professing will cause straying
Be Silent where the Bible is Silent • I Timothy 6:3-5 • Not consenting to Jesus Words • Creates • Obsessions with disputes • Arguments over words • Envy, Strife • Evil suspicions • Useless wranglings • Withdraw from such
Be Silent where the Bible is Silent • Revelation 22:18-19 • Do NOT add to • Principle for the whole Bible • If it is not in there, leave it alone
Speak where the Bible SpeaksBe Silent where the Bible is Silent • Proclamation and Practice coincide • Where has the mission of the church gone? • Lost still need the Gospel • Speak & Be Silent