1. 1 Pet 4 11 “Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God.”

3. The Restoration Principle Thinking Inside The Box

4. So What Is In The Box? The Restoration Principle The Restoration Principle  Get Back To The Bible!  Book, Chapter, and Verse!  The Silence of the Scriptures!  Apostolic Authority!

5. The “Outside The Box” Result

6. “Inside The Box” Is Outdated The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.

7. In The Days of the Reformation “He (Martin Luther) did not share the claim of some radical colleagues that they were overleaping fifteen centuries to restore an original pure church.” Martin E. Marty. Martin Luther. Pg. 103

8. “Inside The Box” Thinkers Barton W. Stone Barton W. Stone Born = Dec. 24, 1772 Born = Dec. 24, 1772 Lived During the Revolutionary War. Lived During the Revolutionary War. He Was Sprinkled into the State Church of Maryland as an Infant (Established Church). He Was Sprinkled into the State Church of Maryland as an Infant (Established Church).

9. “Inside The Box” Thinkers Stone joined the Presbyterian Church while studying to be a lawyer in 1791. Stone joined the Presbyterian Church while studying to be a lawyer in 1791. As Stone and His Preaching Friends Studied the Bible They Became More Confused Than Enlightened in the Presbyterian Faith. As Stone and His Preaching Friends Studied the Bible They Became More Confused Than Enlightened in the Presbyterian Faith.

10. “Inside The Box” Thinkers Stone and His Friends Broke from the Church in 1803 Stone and His Friends Broke from the Church in 1803 They Started Their Own Presbytery Called the Springfield Presbytery in 1804. They Started Their Own Presbytery Called the Springfield Presbytery in 1804. The Goal of The Springfield Presbytery Was To Get Rid of Human Creeds and Return to the Bible. The Goal of The Springfield Presbytery Was To Get Rid of Human Creeds and Return to the Bible.

11. “Inside The Box” Thinkers Less Than a Year Went By When They Learned That Their Own Presbytery Had Not Biblical Authority. Less Than a Year Went By When They Learned That Their Own Presbytery Had Not Biblical Authority. On June 28,1804 They Disbanded With a Document They Wrote Called the Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery. On June 28,1804 They Disbanded With a Document They Wrote Called the Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery.

12. “Inside The Box” Is Outdated The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.  The Old Testament o Noah - How Many? o Gen. 24 - A Bride For Isaac. o 2 Kings 22:8 – We Found The Book.

13. What Happened When People Thought Outside The Box In The Old Testament?

15. The Restoration Principle Thinking Inside The Box

16. “Inside The Box” Is Outdated The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.  The Old Testament o Noah - How Many? o Gen. 24 - A Bride For Isaac. o Gen. 34-35 (12:8; 28:19) The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.  The Old Testament o Noah - How Many? o Gen. 24 - A Bride For Isaac. o Gen. 34-35 (12:8; 28:19)

17. The “Outside The Box” Result

18. “Inside The Box” Is Outdated The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.  The Old Testament o Deuteronomy – 4:1-6 o Judges 17:6 (Dt. 12:8) – Restore Israel to God o 2 Kings 22:8 – We Found The Book. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed. The Restoration Principle Has Always Existed.  The Old Testament o Deuteronomy – 4:1-6 o Judges 17:6 (Dt. 12:8) – Restore Israel to God o 2 Kings 22:8 – We Found The Book.

19. “Inside The Box” Is Outdated The Babylonian Captivity Happened Because Judah Was Thinking Outside The Box. The Babylonian Captivity Happened Because Judah Was Thinking Outside The Box.  “Return To Me” o Jer. 3:6-7 o 10, 12, 14, 22, 4:1 The Babylonian Captivity Happened Because Judah Was Thinking Outside The Box. The Babylonian Captivity Happened Because Judah Was Thinking Outside The Box.  “Return To Me” o Jer. 3:6-7 o 10, 12, 14, 22, 4:1 Destruction Of Jerusalem

20. What Happened When People Thought Outside The Box In The Old Testament?