Christ on the
Authority of Scripture
Pastor Terry Reese,
Morning Worship, May 24, AD 2020
A. Our Lord Jesus Christ affirmed and taught the verbal, plenary inspiration of
Scripture, and its infallibility and unlimited inerrancy.
B. Jesus’ handling of the Scriptures.
1. His frequent use of the technical-term
“It
is WRITTEN.” This terminology both began (Matt. 4)
and closed His public ministry (Luke 24)!
2. His claim that it is absolutely
necessary for the Scripture to be FULFILLED.
(Matt 5:18, 26:54, Mark 14:49)
3. The “Have you not READ?” passages (Matt.
19:4-6, Luke 24:25-27, Matt. 22:29-31).
Time-and-again, He expresses His amazement at His contemporaries in their lack
of knowledge and/or understanding of the Scriptures.
4. In His use of Scripture, He grants complete authority to
its very
WORDS! (Matt. 5:18; 22: 32, 43-44).
5. He affirms the LITERAL TRUTH of the historical events
of Scripture.
Adam & Eve
(Mt. 19:4-5); Noah’s
Flood (Mt.
24:37); Jonah and the
Fish (Mt.12:39-40); Cain & Abel (Luke 11:51).
>He
affirms and singles out, by way of anticipation, His belief
in the historicity of those very things that are most ridiculed by modern
skeptics!
6. He recognized the authority of the ENTIRE Old Testament
canon (Luke 24:27, 44; Luke 11:49-51).
7. He also pre-authenticated the NEW TESTAMENT! (John
14:26, 15:26-27, 16:13-14, 17:20)
>The
Church’s Foundation comes from the message of the
Apostles (Eph. 2:20).
C. Conclusion: Jesus taught the inspiration and
inerrancy of Scripture,
and its complete authority. If I am His DISCIPLE, I must fully embrace
and accept His Divine judgement on the matter.
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