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2. WHY WE BELIEVE WE CAN AND MUST UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE Eph. 5:17; Hebrews 1:1-2  IF WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND, WE MUST HAVE THE DESIRE – John 7:17; Psa. 119:10,97; John 8:32 1 1WE MUST READ IT – Eph. 3:2,4; 2 Tim. 2:15

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4. 4 THE DISPENSATIONS OF THE BIBLE Three Distinct Dispensations!Three Distinct Dispensations! OLD TESTAMENTNEW TESTAMENT MosaicalPatriarchalChristian ETERNITYETERNITY ETERNITYETERNITY

5. 5 THE PATRIARCHAL DISPENSATION OF THE BIBLE Patriarchal ORAL – All Men Creation – Gen. 1:1 Beginning of Sin – Gen 3 Promise of Redemption – Gen 3:15 Worship – Gen. 4:1-8 GRACE – FAITH – OBEDIENCE – Genesis 6:8-22

6. 6 THE MOSAICAL DISPENSATION OF THE BIBLE LAW of MOSES Written – JEWS ONLY Deut. 5:2-3 Place of Worship Tabernacle – Ex. 26 ; Temple – Deut. 16:16 Sabbath Day – Ex. 20:8 ; Circumcision Animal Sacrifices – Instrumental Music – 2 Chron. 29:25 Temporary in Nature – Gal. 3:19,24 GRACE – FAITH – OBEDIENCE

7. 7 THE CHRISTIAN DISPENSATION OF THE BIBLE CHRISTIAN WRITTEN – All Men Gal. 3:28 ; 2 Tim. 3:17 For All Nations Christ, The Sacrifice for Sins – Heb 10:4-10 Baptism for Remission of Sins – Acts 2:38 Church = Equals the Body of Saved – Eph 5:23 Worship – John 4:23ff ; 1 st Day of Week – Acts 20:7 Return of Christ & The End of Time GRACE – FAITH – OBEDIENCE

8. 8 THE DISPENSATIONS OF THE BIBLE And The Laws of The U.S.A. THE AMERICAN COLONISTS LIVED UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND UNTIL 1776, UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION FROM 1781-1789, AND UNDER THE CONSITITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1789 Law of MosesCHRISTIANPATRIARCHAL Oral – All Men Laws of England Until 1776 Written – Jews Only Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) Written – All Men Constitution of The U.S. (Since 1789) So, likewise, God has had THREE DIFFERENT LAWS For THREE DISTINCT PERIODS OF HISTORY!

9. 9 The Bible The Absolute Authority?  God has all authority.  Rom. 3:4; Rev. 19:6  God delegated His authority to Christ.  Matt. 28:18; Eph. 1:20-23; Col. 3:17  Jesus delegated His authority to the apostles.  John 20:21; 13:20; 17:6-8; 16: 13-15

10. 10 The Bible The Absolute Authority?  The apostles gave us the New Testament. John 20:30-31; Eph. 3:3-4; I Cor. 14:37  God tells us that this is all there is. Jude 3; II Tim. 3:16-17; Rev. 22:18-19; II John 9-11  We must accept the Bible as God's only authority.  BUT…. We Must Recognize:  TO WHOM THE PASSAGE IS ADDRESSED  WHAT THE CONTEXT IS  UNDER WHICH DISPENSATION A COMMAND IS GIVEN

11. 11 ONCE AGAIN ….. Hebrews 1:1-2 “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;” Ephesians 5:17 “Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. “ Ephesians 3:1-4 “For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)” The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.

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