~ Good Morning & Happy SUNDAY!

Following is our scripture passage for today. It’s found in …

• 2 Timothy‬ ‭3:16-17 •

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (17)that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” ‭(ESV‬‬)

✝️ “All Scripture…”

• Referred to the complete work

of the Old Testament.

✝️ “is breathed out by God…”

• The idea that this phrase

presents is that God has

breathed His character into

Scripture so that it is inherently

inspired and holy.

✝️ “and profitable for teaching…”

• Scripture is the only source of

sound Christian doctrine.

✝️ “for reproof (rebuking)…”

• This can refer to a rebuke that

exposes the errors of false

teachers.

• It can also refer to the fact that

the Holy Scriptures can rebuke

the behavior in our personal

lives as well.

• Whether the rebuke is personal

or doctrinal, Scripture can show

sinners their failures, clarify the

point of their mistake, and lead

them to a new sense of peace

and wholeness in the Lord.

✝️ “for correction…”

• The term “correcting,” which is

used only here, in the New

Testament, tells us that

Scripture helps individuals to

restore, and correct, their

wrong behavior, or beliefs, and

bring them into a right state

before God.

• Correction is one means God

uses in order to restore people

to spiritual positions they have

previously forfeited.

✝️ “and for training in

righteousness…”

• “Training” describes a system

of discipline, in the Scriptures,

that leads to a holy life-style.

✝️ “that the man of God may be

complete, equipped for every

good work.”

• “Complete, equipped”

describes someone who is in fit

shape or condition.

• It describes a person, who has

learned the Holy Scriptures,

and who has been called, and

furnished, completely, to do

whatever God has called him to

perform.

‼️ Read The Bible ‼️

When you read the Bible, Father God is speaking directly to you.

Reading the Bible will clarify God’s call on your life, and will help train you to carry out that call.

The Lord bless you as you seek out truths in the Holy Scriptures!

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene