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CENI: The Biblical Method of Establishing Divine Authority

English 🇵🇭 Tagalog CENI: The Biblical Method of Establishing Divine Authority Command, Approved Example, and Necessary Inference as the Grammar of God I. INTRODUCTION: WHY AUTHORITY MUST BE ESTABLISHED Every doctrinal conclusion must answer one foundational question: “By what authority?” (cf. Matthew 21:23) This is not a philosophical inquiry—it is a divine requirement. Scripture does not permit: assumption tradition human reasoning detached from revelation Instead, God communicates in ways that require: understanding recognition of patterns submission to revealed authority Thus, the method of interpretation must not be invented—it must be derived from how God Himself communicates in Scripture . CENI (Command, Example, Necessary Inference) is not a human system imposed on Scripture—it is: a recognition of how Scripture itself establishes authority.   II. COMMAND: DIRECT DIVINE AUTHORITY Definition and Biblical N...