How Church’s Make Decisions [Part 1]
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How Churches Make Decisions
Mark Ciampa
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How Churches Make Decisions
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Not Not lecture Not free-for-all of what everyone thinks
Is open study from Scriptures and discussion for WCC
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Not Not bashing of what other groups think
Not overlook incorrect interpretations
Is examination of different views
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Not Not easy Not all agree Not setting to feel intimidated
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Not Not WCC official position
Not to create replacement checklist
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Outline Flawed method
How decisions were made by NT churches
Principles for WCC to consider
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How Churches Make Decisions
Flawed Method
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CEIS
Command
Example
Inference
Silence 9
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CEIS “Establish Bible authority”
Sometimes called “patternism”
Based on false scientific theory (Baconian inductivism) popular in late 1800’s
Promoted by J. Lamar, M. Lard, R. Milligan, R. Richardson
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CEIS New Testament not instructive in its
native narrative format
CEIS must be invoked to understand NT correctly and completely
A person cannot read and understand Bible without using CEIS method
Churches must use CEIS when making decisions
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CEIS Steps 1. Is there a specific command?
2. If not command, is there approved apostolic example?
3. If no example, is there an inference to be made?
4. If no command, example, or inference, then Scriptures are silent and silence forbids it
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Commands When God commands it must be
done
Commands are “prescriptions given as declarative statements”
Commands are clear, plain, understandable, concise
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CEIS Examples Carries same weight as command
Must be approved and apostolic
All NT church examples are always binding for today
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CEIS Inferences To derive by deduction; to conclude or surmise as a consequence; to imply
Carries same weight as direct command of God
Strict matter of faith
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CEIS Silence Silence forbids
If Scriptures do not address then man has no authority to act
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1 Cor. 16:1-4 Command: Give
Example: Give each week
Inference: Perpetual church treasury to dispense funds
Silence: Only on Sunday (says nothing about Tuesdays)
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How Churches Make Decisions
Response to CEIS
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1 Cor. 16:1-4 “Told Galatian churches” – But not all churches?
“So that no collections will have to be made when I come” - Not designed to be always collecting
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Response to CEIS Examples
Are examples prescriptive or descriptive?
Are examples an example or the example?
Purpose of examples is to reinforce commands
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Response to CEIS Examples
John 13:12-17
Jesus is providing an example that reinforces His instructions
Not the exclusive example of the only way to serve others
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Response to CEIS Inferences
Inferences are elevated in status to a direct command
Based on reasoning and conclusions of man
Requires following checklist of human criteria
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Response to CEIS Inferences
Acts 20:7-11
Inferred that this is only time to take Lord’s Supper
Was Acts 2:46-47 Lord’s Supper?
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Response to CEIS Silence
Parent gives child $10 to buy gallon of milk but returns with milk and bread
“I didn’t say to buy bread”
“You didn’t say I could not”
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Response to CEIS Silence
Child remembered out of bread
Child shows initiative, character, responsibility
Has parent made child scared to act or given him freedom to enhance task?
Does a parent really want a child who only follows specific commands?
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Response to CEIS Silence
Matthew 25:14-30
Matthew 12:1-8 – Silence of Law not prohibit activity
God given us freedom to apply His principles to our everyday cultural situations
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How Churches Make Decisions
Warnings & Dangers of CEIS
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Warnings to CEIS
Matthew 15:1-9 – Binding precepts that originated from man
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 – Law vs. Spirit
1 Timothy 6:2-5 - Divisions 28
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Assumptions of CEIS
Assumes hidden and complete blueprint in NT
Assumes justification based on how closely humans follow pattern created by CEIS
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Dangers of CEIS
Nothing stated or implied in NT about CEIS: if so critically important, why no mention?
Makes rejection CEIS condition of fellowship
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Dangers of CEIS
Arbitrarily, capriciously, and inconsistently applied
Rejects based on “culture”
Forgets John 14:6
Ignores Romans 8:1
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Dangers of CEIS
Makes human reasoning primary focus
Dethrones Jesus: CEIS becomes test of faith, purpose of church, focus of teaching
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